In an ongoing investigation from October, three more ring boys have been added to a lawsuit involving sexual abuse from former ring announcer Mel Phillips and former executive Pat Patterson.
Up to this point in this case against the WWE and Vince and Linda McMahon, five John Does had been apart of the case but on April 29th, three more ring boys have added themselves as plaintiffs according to a new report from Brandon Thurston of Post Wrestling.
“The new filing adds detailed allegations from three additional plaintiffs, identified as John Does 6, 7, and 8. The updated complaint brings new allegations of child sexual abuse against Phillips and a new allegation of child sexual abuse against Patterson. Additionally, the plaintiffs’ attorneys raise issues that anticipate the legal defenses of the defendants relating to jurisdiction, duty of care, and corporate liability.”
In the plaintiffs eyes, the McMahons did have knowledge of the sexual abuse and chose to not to speak to the authorities for them. The plaintiffs even said they remember telling both Linda and Vince McMahon about these allegations at the time.
In another incident with one of the ring boys who is joining the case now, they say that former WWF star Koko B. Ware grabbed John Doe number 6 in the crotch with many people present including Patterson and Phillips.
John Doe number 7 alleges that he was sexually abused as a ring boy at multiple WWF events and outside the company by Phillips. This even included Phillips recording the abuse using his own video camera.
John Doe Number 8 is alleging of sexual abuse by Phillips at a hotel in Philadelphia at the age of 15 as a ring boy. Phillips is also alleged of giving this ring boy marijuana, pills and cocaine.
The most important information of these recent findings was that these ring boys were compensated by WWF for working at these WWF events. This changes a lot because it shows that these plaintiffs were people who WWF were responsible for.
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