The Dark Sexual Assault Allegations That Have Tainted the Walt Disney Company
For years, the Walt Disney Company has labeled itself creator of “the happiest place on earth.” However, the company has been hit with multiple sexual assault cases through the years, from Disney executives to Disney cruise lines to Disney theme parks. Here are some of the dark sexual assault secrets the company has tried to keep under wraps.
Sexual abuse from an executive - December 2017, Disney executive Jon Heely was charged with three counts of sexual abuse.
The rape case of Hector Herrera - 2015, 26-year-old Disney employee Hector Herrera was arrested for raping a woman outside of Downtown Disney’s House of Blues late one night.
Dream cruise turned nightmare - 2014, a 13-year-old girl on a Disney Dream cruise accused one of the employees of molesting her.
A series of gropes - Ahman Bhatia was arrested in summer 2016 for groping multiple young girls at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon park.
A family vacation turned devastating - 2011, a single mother of two had booked a vacation for her children through a Disney reservations clerk.
Rape between co-workers - 2013, Dana Wierzbicki wrote a personal essay for xoJane detailing the night she was raped by one of her Disney co-workers. Wierzbicki was part of the Disney college program.
A push for change - After Wierzbicki’s experience turned heads, a campaign was launched on Change.org asking Disney to change its sexual assault policy.
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