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DiRello Levitt law firm presented Today a lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon, Linda McMahon and Tko Group Holdings on behalf of five survivors of the “Ring boy scandal.”

The demand alleges that the WWE was aware and did nothing to stop the sexual abuse of minors of the quadrilateral team by the presenter and head of team of quadrilateral Melvin Phillips Jr. states that Phillips was directed to children of unstructured homes and that the aggressions occurred not only in wrestling events, but also in hotel rooms and other places to which Phillips children.

The accusations were made public in 1992 and were covered in programs such as Current Affair and Donahue.

The lawsuit also states that the five survivors, called John Does 1-5 in the demand, just learned of the deep knowledge that the McMahon and the WWE had about their abuse as a result of new knowledge obtained from the demand that Janel Grant presented in January.

“Thanks to the courage of our clients, we finally have the opportunity to demand responsibilities to those who allowed and facilitated the open and unbridled sexual abuse of these young people,” said Greg Gutzler, a partner of Díello Levitt, who leads the litigation. “The fact that so many people were aware of the sexual abuse of the ring Boys and did nothing to prevent or stop it is simply inconceivable.”

“The WWE and the McMahon had a responsibility with these minor boys and failed them in the worst possible way. We will fight vigorously to discover the truth about this systematic, insidious abuse and that alters life,” said Mark Díello, founding partner of DiRello Levitt. “We congratulate our clients for their courage to present themselves and promise to seek tirelessly justice for them.”

“These survivors are examples of courage. A third of the victims of child sexual abuse never occur because shame, humiliation, trauma and physical and psychological wounds are silenced,” said Professor Marci Hamilton, founder and executive director of Child USA, an important group of non -profit experts that fights to preserve and strengthen the rights of children. “Unfortunately, we know that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 13 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. Child US We fight, these brave survivors can seek justice. ”

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