The Orwells Split Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Written by Huw Baines
The Orwells have split following allegations of sexual misconduct against several members of the band.
The news, announced on Twitter with a short message reading “The Orwells have disbanded”, arrives in the wake of accusations levelled against vocalist Mario Cuomo, bassist Grant Brinner and drummer Henry Brinner in a Reddit post.
In an earlier statement released to the media, the band denied the allegations.
It’s come to our attention that certain allegations of abuse have been made against one or more of us on social media and in social circles of Chicago. We’d like to first state that sexual abuse in any form is abhorrent. We do not take these accusations lightly and consider this matter incredibly serious. We emphatically deny these baseless allegations brought as a personal attack against us.
While callow altercations and vulgar language we’ve used in the past must be recognized and owned up to, the accusations of sexual assault are completely unfounded. No member of this band has ever acted without consent or maliciously taken advantage of anyone. We encourage anyone who’s been affected by sexual abuse to speak up and make their abusers known; however we also encourage everyone to be cautious of the things they read and say on the Internet. No victim of abuse should be hesitant to make their voice heard and if someone does feel that we’ve hurt them, we encourage them to contact us properly and privately (not via social media or anonymously), as to respect their identity.
The Orwells released three LPs, the most recent being 2017’s ‘Terrible Human Beings’.
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