The ongoing case is a bit hard to follow. Seems another case connected to the accuser was dismissed, but the one aimed at the singer guy is still ongoing. Maybe? Sorry, I honestly had never heard of this band and individual prior so it’s a bit hard to follow the names. I mean, the people on the subreddit dedicated to the band dont seem sure if the case is ongoing or not.
Regardless, Gunn is not being actively accused of anything, so I don’t see why we need to bring this up. Lots of people did edgy stuff when they were younger, just because one crossed the line doesn‘t mean automatically everyone there should be looked at funny. If I ran a serial killer themed party where everyone dressed as historical/real life serial killers or victims, but then years later it came out that one of my friends who attended was actually a serial killer, well I’d be annoyed if people started looking at me sideways even years later for it. Yes, it’s one hell of an unfortunate coincidence, but that’s it. It’s not even worthy of being called circumstantial evidence because I wouldn’t even be being accused of anything.
It’s obvious Gunn has long left this edgy attitude behind, and he apologized for this behavior long before people started to resurface it. I see no evidence provided that anyone underage was at the party, or that the accuser was at the party as her accusations seem to be purely at the singer and does not mention the party. While I would say this sort of party does go further than what I’m about to use as an example, but it’s worth mentioning tons of couples do the whole “teacher/schoolgirl” roleplay, sometimes with the woman actually wearing a school uniform, but obviously that doesn’t necessarily mean the guy is secretly wanting to sleep with an actual high school girl. It’s the thrill of doing something that has the feel of taboo, but most people also have no desire to do the actual immoral act as that would involve hurting an innocent person. It’s the same difference between most people loving just running down countless people with a car in a GTA game versus the one guy who actually does want to commit real manslaughter.
Sorry if I sound on edge, I just don’t think it was appropriate to dig this shit up again on Gunn. If the singer is guilty, okay, fuck him and toss him in jail, but zero accusations are aimed at Gunn and it would be generous to say the party is even mildly relevant to the case. Could someone else later accuse Gunn of rape, etc.? Sure, but that could happen to ANYONE. It can be frustrating to admit, but Robert De Niro was right in Meet the Parents when he said you can never truly know anyone fully. My closest friend could be going out at night and breaking and entering, I’d have no fucking idea. Psychopaths tend to be good at hiding who they truly are. Hell, Gunn being the host would arguably suggest he’s less likely to do it for real, criminals tend to not publicly do shit that has any correlation to their actual crimes. They’re not going around cackling wickedly and making suggestive comments hinting at their true nature. It’s a frightening yet genuine moment in the movie Zodiac when the detective finds two boys who saw who was likely the Zodiac killer walking by, and when asked what he looked like:
”Normal.”
Detective: “What do you mean?”
”He looked normal.”