Bryan Singer Accuser Filing Three More Lawsuits Against Hollywood Insiders

Last week the lawyer representing the man accusing X-Men director Bryan Singer of sexual abuse said he would file more lawsuits against Hollywood figures before the April 26th deadline, when the statue of limitations in Hawaii runs out.

Now the lawyer, Jerry Herman, has revealed the alleged victim, Michael F. Egan, is suing TV exec Garth Ancier, former Disney TV president David Neuman and Broadway producer Gary Goddard. Egan says they are part of a Hollywood sex ring that abused him between the ages of 15 and 17, and he was not the only victim. He also says he has eye-witnesses to the abuse.

According to THR, ‘Ancier is a veteran programmer who oversaw the launch of Fox television and The CW, and also previously served as president of BBC Worldwide America. He created The Ricki Lake Show, and, at Fox TV,  21 Jump Street and In Living Color.

‘Neuman is the former president of Disney TV. Goddard, who directed the 1987 movie Masters of the Universe, has also produced several off and on-Broadway shows. He created numerous attractions for Universal Studios, including the Jurassic Park ride.’

The allegations say that Egan was sexually abused by Goddard when he was 15 in Los Angeles, and 17 in Hawaii (the inclusion of Hawaii is important as the stature of limitations has already run out in California, and they wouldn’t be able to sue over things that solely took place there). The suit alleges that Goddard used force.

In related news it’s been revealed that Jerry Herman was suspended from the practice of law for 18 months in 2009 by the Florida State Supreme Court for actions adverse to a client and ‘engag[ing] in conduct involving dishonesty [or] deceit’. He made an investment in and eventually a controlled a business that went in competition with a client, without telling that client.

Herman commented “This [sexual abuse] case isn’t about me… It is what it is. I thought [the investment] was OK to make.”