BEHIND THE VELVET CURTAIN, lurks the deviant GROOMER!

[Jim Burton]

https://lawenforcementtoday.com/connect ... se-lawsuit

WALLINGFORD, CT- A case that has been under the radar was recently brought to Law Enforcement Today’s attention and is extremely disturbing. According to OnStage Blog, a theatre company based in this southern Connecticut community is facing a lawsuit alleging grooming and sexual abuse of a young performer who joined the group as a child in 2007.

The lawsuit, filed in Connecticut Superior Court, alleges that the group’s co-founders–Jared Brown and Patrick Laffin–invited minors to their home for overnight gatherings, provided alcohol to the children, and carried out “repeated acts of sexual assault.”

[Jim Burton]

Theaters are in the news a lot now, it seems:

https://www.kwch.com/2025/11/26/wichita ... ex-crimes/

The artistic director at Roxy’s Downtown Theatre, Inc. publicly announced his resignation amid controversy that’s surrounded the arrest of a former cast member for child sex crimes.

Wichita police records show 32-year-old Cody S. LaCrone, confirmed to have been in productions at Roxy’s, was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on Nov. 21 for crimes that included sexual exploitation of a child and aggravated indecent liberties with a child younger than 16.

In a public statement, Bumgardner, posting on the Roxy’s Downtown Facebook page, said that in a production six months ago, he “gave an actor a second chance” after several other actors expressed concerns “about his behavior being predatory.”