Alex Lyman (Slaves) defends Ronnie Radke over rape accusations

Following the recent sexual allegations made by against Ronnie Radke, Slaves guitarist Alex Lyman has come out in defence of the singer.

Both bands, Falling In Reverse and Slaves are currently on tour in the U.S. together, and following their show at the Murray Theatre, Utah, allegations of sexual assault were brought against Radke from a female punter who states that she was horribly assaulted by the frontman and one other individual in the back of their tour bus. However, originally posting to Twitter about the incident, (which now seems to have been deleted) Lyman states that that never happened as he was with the band and the singer for the entirety of the night.

"I was with Ronnie and everyone in the FIR camp the entire day of the Salt Lake City show. before they played we sat on the bus and bullshit back and forth just like every other band in the world does, then he played the show. then we went to the bar and played pool until FIR’s bus call.

If sitting in the front lounge of your bus talking to friends and going to a bar and shooting pool with your friends until bus call is considered gang rape to you, you should maybe focus more on fixing your thought process.

i am 200% absolutely certain that the bullshit on the internet about ronnie is a god damn lie, he’s one of the nicest and most sincere people i know.

if you wanted facts, you just got them."

Below is Radke's original response to the accusations brought against his name.

"The Internet is a wonderful place because everyone has a voice. It’s also an awful place for the same reason. This isn’t the first time people have taken it upon themselves to spread ugly, unsubstantiated claims about myself and my friends. No one from our band or crew were arrested in Utah. After our show in Salt Lake City, we were concerned for someone who appeared to be under the influence and called 911. I personally spoke with law enforcement. I certainly was never under arrest or charged with any crime".

The victim of the assault, Kacee Boswell, has come out against the abuse she has received from the band's fan base since telling of her attack, saying that:

"I've never felt so attacked and hurt in my entire life", and that "There was one girl who wrote that based on my Facebook picture I look like a whore. I've been harassed non-stop."

You can read more on her statement and the situation at the New York Daily News.

Unlike Pure Noise Records comments on some of their roster, Falling In Reverse's label, Epitaph Records, haven't released a statement regarding the issue as of yet.