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Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey is the latest public figure that stands accused of sexual misconduct. The accusations stem from a public Facebook post (Update: the post is from former Brand New guitar tech Brian K. Diaz) that asked why people hadn’t begun to group Lacey with the wave of sexual predators that have recently been outed.
The comments on the post hold many who agree with the sentiment, leaving knowing replies without actually making concrete allegations. But one woman, Nicole Elizabeth Garey, left a series of comments that specifically accuse Lacey of soliciting nudes when she was still a minor, along with masturbating in front of her via Skype. We reached out to Garey and are reporting her comments with her consent.
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Well…I mean….a 15 year old shouldn’t be only valued for their sexuality….but there’s really nothing else to value. 15 year olds are pretty worthless.
Signed on for the first time since 2012 just to say fuck off.
@TheFlamer I know your just trolling, but literally kill yourself.
@faintguy Okay, I guess she also had worth in that she bought his merch and bought concert tickets. I wouldn’t say all sarcasm equals trolling btw. But seriously, what worth is a 15 year old even capable of having to a 24 year old? Does she have some killer chili recipe that should be acknowledged? 15 year olds are useless.
@TheFlamer just gonna go ahead refer you to my previous comment there, thanks. bye.
What I want to know is why she went out of her way to kind of censor “shitty” and “shit” but didn’t censor “fucked”
Her timelines don’t add up and neither do most of her “facts”. Pathetic attempt for attention. Most of the people being called out as sexual predators have ample evidence against them yet this girl just has nightmares and a possible computer in her basement with possible pictures of someones penis. Jesse would have been 24 about 15 years ago and Skype was only founded 14 years ago and it took well over a year to roll out to the general population. They didn’t have tablets and smartphones or general public WiFi which would have been needed to use services such as Skype unless from at home and this is when Brand New also toured pretty constant leading me to wonder when he would have time and access to the services required for this “4 year assault”. I could go on and on about this and point out further flaws but I’ll most likely just get berated for not believing someone just because they said it happened. I’ll remain a loyal brand new fan until I see hard physical evidence not just someone’s random story.
Hate to say it but…..THIS.
From long island, from that scene, a commenter on the original fb post, can say this has been a weinstein level open secret for at least a decade. For some reason no one did anything. I’m older than Jesse and remember him and the kids from BN when they were kids so I never associated with him more than causal hi and bye. All of these stories are to be believed.
GGGW, I don’t doubt you, nor do I doubt the woman who gave her account. What makes this frustrating is that I was late to the game with BN, and had I heard anything about this, never would have been a fan. Open Secrets mean people keep buying art, which makes these predators remain important, which with let’s them keep being predators or continue to silence their victims.
“All of these stories”? Which? Where? Other than a girls saying it happened and doesn’t want to get the evidence from her basement, this is about the only thing I have ever heard of this type of behavior.
So just a day after my favourite comedian was ruined for me forever, now my favourite album of the year has been wrecked as well. I’m actually nauseous…
Well, let’s get ready for another round tomorrow folks. Maybe the Wachowski brothers/sisters? Michael Moore? Stay tuned……
How does one make someone else watch something on skype?
Maybe he was her only Skype friend. Its like being held hostage.
IMO She sounds like a groupie who harbors some resentments she was treated like a groupie. Soliciting nude photos from a teenager is creepy but at some point you have to take responsibility for your own actions. This girl is casting herself as a victim when it sounds like she had 4 years to come to her senses and stop responding to his requests or end the relationship but instead consented to begin a physical relationship. According to her he never raped her or assaulted her, etc. This doesn’t seem like the other cases because he was not in a position of power over her beyond being in a popular band she liked, he didn’t force her to do anything, he wasn’t even in close physical proximity to her. It’s one thing to corner someone on a job and ask if you can beat off in front of them, it’s another thing to do it over Skype where all you have to do to end it is close out of a window on your laptop. It’s shitty behavior on Lacey’s part but predatory? Nah.
“Look at this creep getting off on 15 year old groupies.” “Next up, our interview with Robert Plant!”
I thought it was Jimmy Page? Was it both?
She’s already dug up her past by accusing him. If she has proof then she needs to find it. It makes her sound like a liar to say she has proof but doesn’t want to show it.
Apparently, you can now force people to watch you beat off via Skype, well this is news to me. I’m sorry but I’ve been in the music scene for years and I have definitely seen some bullshit with guys using their status to get them what they want, no question. However, I have also seen an unlimited amount of groupies do anything, I mean anything, to get five minutes with their person of choice.
I am curious though, as some of her statements seem to have inconsistencies. First of all, do we even know she disclosed her age? This is a huge factor in this whole situation and makes all the difference. Second, she said she ‘probably’ has proof on a basement laptop. Probably?! That is interesting, considering she is blasting this on social media and speaking with journalists only to entertain the idea there ‘may’ be some proof.
In short, it’s hard to take her claim seriously when she literally let this shit go on for years, only to later claim it was out of ignorance in being a teenager. I’m sorry, I was fifteen once too and did some dumb shit also but I sure as hell didn’t turn around and blame someone else for my willingness to participle in those said events.
“In short, it’s hard to take her claim seriously when she literally let this shit go on for years, only to later claim it was out of ignorance in being a teenager.” … Pretty sure attitudes like this are why people don’t come forward sooner or aren’t listened to when they do. I get that you like the band and this probably hurts for you. I’ve listened to the new album everyday since it came out and I’m in complete shock. But same as with Louis, this is a rumour that has apparently been around for a while. There are a lot of people coming forward about it now. The fact that it was their former guitar-tech who sparked these current accusations and that Jesse hasn’t made a statement yet in his own defence is pretty damning to say the least. I live in Dublin, where they are meant to start their U.K. tour next week. I’ll be surprised if it goes ahead.
Also, as far as the disclosing the age thing… Dude, c’mon. If a girl MIGHT be underage, you make damn sure she’s not before you get your dick out. That’s on him, not her. That’s actually an outrageous argument. If you want to read up on the other accusations you can check here, apparently he had a thing for high school girls: [www.brooklynvegan.com]
According to NPR “Jesse Lacey of soliciting nude photographs from her when she was 15 years old, and of having masturbated while video chatting with her (she did not clarify her age at the time of the Skype conversation).” But that doesn’t necessarily mean he didn’t find out her age after the fact?