BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Says DUSTIE WARING Will Not Be part of Them On Tour After Allegations Of Rape Floor

Allegations towards Between The Buried And Me guitarist Dustie Waring surfaced earlier immediately through an nameless person on Reddit, who claimed that she was raped and impregnated by Waring whereas drunk. MetalSucks reached out to Waring, whose authorized illustration supplied a remark saying “Dustie Waring of BTBAM/Glass Casket is conscious of the allegations and dealing on a press release that’s each delicate to victims of sexual assault but additionally sufficiently communicates their adamant denial of those allegations.”

Now Between The Buried And Me has provided a short remark, saying that Waring is not going to be becoming a member of them on their upcoming excursions. Within the publish, Between The Buried And Me said “Dustie Waring is not going to be acting on the Parallax 2: Future Sequence Tour. We could have a session guitarist filling in in any respect scheduled dates.” No additional data is but obtainable concerning Waring‘s standing with the band, however we’ll b certain to maintain everybody up to date.

Waring has issued a press release in an Instagram story, saying “I’ve not too long ago been made conscious of allegations from 5 years in the past which had been posted this weekend on Reddit. I don’t condone non-consensual intercourse and have by no means acted with out consent in any a part of my personal life or maliciously taken benefit of anybody.

“These allegations have come as an entire shock, having devoted my life to being of service to folks that want assist in many types of restoration. I’ll subsequently be taking a while to spend with my household to give attention to sustaining my a number of years of sobriety which can embody sitting out the Parallax II tour.

“Excluding this assertion, I can be coping with this matter privately with my bandmates and discussing any future motion with my lawyer in an effort to defend myself and my household.”

In a prolonged Reddit publish which you’ll be able to learn in full beneath, Waring has been accused of raping and impregnating a drunk girl. The allegations proceed that the girl aborted the kid and has been coping with the PTSD and emotional fallout ever since. The allegations embody screenshots of messages and are a really troublesome learn.

“I want to come back ahead about one thing that I have been too afraid to inform the world,” begins the publish. “It has been almost 5 years since this incident occurred. I have been too scared to come back ahead and communicate my reality.

“Set off warning: r*pe.

“Dustie Waring, a monster who’s 12 years my senior, raped and impregnated me.

“If you already know who I’m, please, do not let my identification get out. I am so scared.

“I have been telling myself that there can be extra victims if I do not come ahead. I have been blaming myself for what occurred. I felt like I might have achieved extra to forestall it, however I do know I could not have. It wasn’t my fault. I am sick and uninterested in blaming myself. It wasn’t my fault. It was Dustie Waring‘s.

“The one outcomes I need going ahead is getting closure and in addition to create a protected house for different potential victims to come back ahead in the event that they sadly exist.

“I want to come back ahead with my story.

“Myself and some mates had been day-drinking earlier than a BTBAM present. We met up for lunch and began consuming then, we had been all fairly drunk after we received round to going to the present. I am unable to conceal after I’m drunk in any respect, I used to be the final particular person to offer my ticket to be let into the venue. The safety might see that I used to be visibly drunk and would not let me into the venue.

“Considered one of my mates stayed with me. I used to be out of money and did not have my card so we went to the grocery store collectively. They purchased me some meals in an try to sober me up a bit. We waited for the present to finish at a close-by bar. Our different mates met us there after the present and we continued consuming. When that bar closed we went to a different one just a few doorways down. We sat upstairs and the bar/service space was downstairs. At this level I used to be very drunk, as soon as once more.

“Considered one of my mates stated he had noticed Dustie Waring downstairs. From what I keep in mind, I went to say hello and let him know the way a lot I like him. I defined that I missed his present as a result of I used to be too drunk. After chatting for some time, he adopted me on Instagram. Then I went upstairs and instructed my mates I went to say hello, they had been all actually excited for me however too shy to say hello themselves. I used to be actually excited so I went again down to speak some extra.

“At this level, my reminiscence begins to fade. I keep in mind he purchased me a variety of pictures. I keep in mind him kissing me, and doing extra pictures. I keep in mind an altercation between Dustie and one in every of my mates. For the sake of anonymity, I will name that good friend R. I keep in mind doing extra pictures and Dustie kissing me some extra. Then I black out. I wakened at dwelling in my mattress, extremely hungover. I used to be nonetheless carrying the garments from final night time however elements of my physique damage. I had a bathe, throughout that I noticed some bruises on my hips and wrists. I assume I fell over sooner or later however that would not clarify why my vagina damage.

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“I’m going to get some water and I see R waking up on my couch. I requested R what occurred. He stated he received a taxi dwelling with me as a result of he was involved about how drunk I used to be. On the time I had solely vaguely remembered kissing Dustie since I had simply woken up from my black out. I requested R if that occurred, and he confirmed, saying that Dustie had been ‘creeping on you all night time’.

“He requested me what I keep in mind of the night time earlier than and I instructed him the very small quantity that I remembered. I requested if there was a combat and he stated he was able to beat the shit out of Dustie for feeding me alcohol after I was past drunk, persistently making sexual advances on me and benefiting from me. R stated he went to chill off after yelling at Dustie and talked to our mates about it. When R got here again downstairs to get me he could not discover me or Dustie. R began panicking, then went to ask my mates what to do, however I turned up after some time. R stated that I might barely rise up or string a sentence collectively so he ordered us a taxi to my home.

“I checked my cellphone and Dustie messaged me. We had a fast chat about what occurred and he helped fill in some blanks. I’ve uploaded screenshots of our dialog. In these texts he confirms that no condom was used, confirms that he penetrated me, tells me to ‘dwell a little bit’ and insists there was no altercation.

“A number of weeks later I seen my interval nonetheless hadn’t come. I did a being pregnant take a look at and discovered that I used to be pregnant. I terminated the being pregnant after I discovered.

“It took me just a few months to really course of and perceive what occurred. I used to be an enormous BTBAM fan and I revered Dustie a lot. I simply wished to fulfill one in every of my idols and he noticed that as a chance to make sure I used to be blackout drunk, and fully make the most of me. I’ve blamed myself for therefore lengthy. I am bored with this haunting me. It almost killed me. I recognize anybody who has learn this far – if there are every other victims, please know that it’s not your fault.

“I’ve not too long ago sought out remedy and been recognized with PTSD following what occurred. With that, and the truth that the few individuals I’ve confided in thus far believed me, I really feel empowered to lastly publish this.”