Alice Glass, musician and former frontwoman of electronic act Crystal Castles, has accused former bandmate Ethan Kath of years of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.
In a post on her website, the singer alleges that Kath first started to exerted control over her while she was still in high school.
“The first time he took advantage of me was when I was around 15,” Glass said.
He was 10 years older than me. I came to in the back of his car extremely intoxicated (from drinks he had given me that night). We didn’t talk for months after that. He went to great lengths to find me again, stalking me and driving past my high school looking for me.
Glass alleges Kath systematically controlled her role in the band as it rose in prominence, by “targeting my insecurities and controlling my behavior: my eating habits, who I could talk to, where I could go, what I could say in public, what I was allowed to wear.”
A string of physically abusive episodes followed, Glass said, before it was replaced by “more severe psychological and emotional abuse” and sexually coercive threats to expel her from the group.
On her 2014 decision to walk away from the band, Glass said “I knew that leaving was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
“It has taken me years to recover from enduring almost a decade of abuse, manipulation and psychological control. I am still recovering.”
Glass’ recent statement echoes many of the same allegations made about an unnamed person in a 2015 post, in which she stated “I was threatened, then I was told I was loved, and the cycle would begin again.”
Kath has not yet responded to the allegations.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual harassment or assault, you can call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 for access to 24/7 support.
