Eight former child actors from a Santa Barbara theater group have come forward to accuse their former mentor, Broadway producer and theme park designer Gary Goddard, of molestation or attempted molestation in the 1970s.
Following “ER” alum Anthony Edwards’ allegation that Goddard sexually assaulted himwhen he was 12, seven others from his Santa Barbara theater group are accusing their one-time mentor of molesting or attempting to molest them in the 1970s.
In a Los Angeles Times expose, the former actors detail Goddard’s behavior, which allegedly ranged from fondling to sexual abuse during the troupe’s overnight stays during a statewide tour.
Goddard — a writer, director, producer, and the founder entertainment design company the Goddard Group — has, through a spokesman, “unequivocally” denied the allegationsin the past. He took a leave from his own company in late November in the wake of the claims.
Goddard was accused in 2014 of sexually abusing Michael Egan III when he was 16. The suit was later dismissed.
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