Recientemente una cuenta en Twitter conocida como @Iwas17HeWas36, ha compartido uno de los threads más obscuros y preocupantes que pudieran llegar a sacudir al mundo de la música:
Maynard James Keenan, un ídolo para miles y miles de fans de Tool y A Perfect Circle alrededor del mundo, ha sido directamente acusado de violación.
El thread, detalla una serie de sucesos que se fueron presentando tras la asistencia de una pareja a un concierto de A Perfect Circle y Nine Inch Nails en el año 2000.
Esta persona quien se mantiene anónima, describe cómo fue exclusivamente invitada a pasar al backstage sin permitirle ingresar con su novio, para conocer a Maynard y poder “conversar” con él.
Una cosa llevaría eventualmente a la otra y en cuestión de momentos, esto acabaría con ella en la cama con Maynard viendo una película en el Tour Bus.
Chequen el thread por acá:
Deep breath. I have to anonymously tell this story because I tried to tell it from my real account and couldn’t name him directly out of fear, so I deleted the tweets. Here goes: I was 17 and he was 36. 1/
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
I went to see A Perfect Circle and NIN in the year 2000 with my high school boyfriend. I will leave out the city in an attempt to protect myself. We were looking forward to this all year as both of us were really huge fans, teenagers obsessed with great music. 2/
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
We were in the front row and my boyfriend had his arms around me. The band started. Maynard noticed me in the crowd. Not that it matters what I wore, but I was wearing a NIN tank top and baggy cargo pants with flat-soled combat boots. 3/
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
Maynard saw me and threw a water bottle in my direction. The guy next to me caught it. My boyfriend and I laughed and thought that was cool. Minutes later, a heavy-set, blonde, white woman came out to meet us. She looked at me and asked, “Do you want to meet the band?” 4/
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
I said, “Can my boyfriend come with me?” The heavyset woman said “I only have one pass. You can meet them now if you want.” I told my bf that I’d see him in a few minutes, and then I followed her backstage. She lead me back to the VIP area, and I never saw her again. /5
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
Maynard was sitting on a picnic table and was staring at me. NIN hadn’t gone on yet so I thought I had plenty of time to get an autograph and get back to the show and my boyfriend. I didn’t have a piece of paper, so I asked Maynard to sign my hand. /6
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
I was ready to go back with my bf. NIN was starting and I didn’t want to miss it. But Maynard kept chatting. He asked me how old I was. I said, “I’m 17.” Then he said, “I can’t talk to you here, let’s go watch a movie” and he pulled me away from everyone and onto a tour bus. /7
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
He lead me to a bed in the back on the bus and closed the door. He put on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I decided to watch a few minutes and at least have a weird story to tell my boyfriend later. Yes, 17 year olds can be naïve. This is why older men target teenage girls. /8
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
He started rubbing my neck. At this point, I fell silent. He talked about the film, Johnny Depp, and Hunter S. Thompson while he started taking his pants off. All I could do was sit there, looking at the movie, unable to move. /9
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
I froze so he had to move my body into a missionary position. He pulled off my cargo pants. He forced himself in- there was no attempt at “warming up”. I mention this because this wasn’t about sex. This was about raping me as fast as he could. /10
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
He penetrated my vagina without a condom, moving rapidly, while I lay there frozen in a stunned silence. If I sound clinical it’s because it has been a long time and I have tried to push down any sort of fear or shame that comes with a rape. /11
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
There was no consent made. I was not high. I was clean. He did not seduce me, he forced me, quickly taking advantage of my paralyzed state. It took me years to process his actions. He came all over my torso and didn’t wipe me off. There were stains on my tank top when I left. /12
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
I don’t remember the next few minutes but I do remember this- my boyfriend was waiting for me at the doorway where I had been lead. His face was sick with worry. I didn’t want to upset him so I kept it to myself. /13
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
I’m sure to some this doesn’t sound like rape. I’m telling this story because in the year 2000 the conversation about consent was non-existent, at least not at my high school. Statutory rape in this state is 16 and under. Lucky for him he beat it by 1 year. /14
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
It has been 18 years and I’m still working through the trauma of that assault. #MeToo and #TimesUp has been an eye opener. I hope that everyone gets a chance to heal. I hope I can heal. Maybe telling your story is part of the healing process for victims of sexual assault. /15
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
Later on, I heard from a male friend that he did this in every city, at every show. He preferred underage girls (or as close to underage as he could get). What happened to me has likely happened to a lot of underage girls by this same man. /17
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
A warning to Maynard James Keenan and all men: *leave underage girls alone.* Do not take advantage of a girl’s kindness and trust. She deserves to keep her self-confidence and happiness forever. /End #TimesUp #MeToo
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
I’ve carried a sense of deep shame from this assault for many years. I thought it was my fault. How could I let him do this to me? But he was 36. I was 17. He knew exactly what he was getting away with. What could I have done differently? My body was paralyzed. #MeToo
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
Now that I am approaching the age that Maynard James Keenan was when he assaulted me, the thought of assaulting a 17 year old is completely unthinkable. Just *unthinkable*. We have to train men to think rape is as unthinkable as cannibalism. #MeToo
— Iwas17HeWas36 (@IWas17HeWas36) 23 de junio de 2018
En una de las respuestas, otro usuario comparte una versión similar que ocurrió en otra ciudad y concierto con Maynard James Keenan:
— Amber Dawn (@AmberGodarkly) 26 de junio de 2018
Hasta el momento, ninguna de las bandas o representantes de Maynard han emitido un comunicado de prensa aclarando o emitiendo un juicio referente a esto.
Los mantendremos informados con más updates a lo largo del día.
