The plaintiff did, however, disclose Plank’s abuse to her mother, who then reported it to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, all star cheer's governing body the United States All Star Federation, and Varsity Spirit LLC, a national for-profit cheerleading organization, according to the complaint.
Similarly, the defendant felt “powerless to stop” Plank’s alleged abuse, fearing "she would be demoted in the program or otherwise punished.”
One unidentified female plaintiff alleges a variety of abuse by three coaches - Kathy Foster, Scott Foster’s wife, for “bullying,” “body-shaming,” and “excessive” and punishing training Plank, for sending nude photos and videos of himself masturbating to the plaintiff when she was only 13 and Hinton, for forcing the plaintiff to “perform oral sex on him” when she was 14.Īccording to the complaint, the plaintiff did not report Hinton’s alleged assault for fear that “coaches or others at Rockstar would target” her sister, who also trained at the gym. Only after the plaintiff “confided in her mother” about the behavior did the plaintiff recognize it “as abuse,” the lawsuit said. The touching, which the complaint identifies as “grooming behavior,” occurred both at the gym and at his home, according to the lawsuit. Guyton is alleged to have touched a 15-year-old inappropriately while a coach at Rockstar. Black said that he was unaware of the allegations, and he subsequently deactivated his social media account. The Greenville News reached Black on social media after the amended complaint was released. One of the two coaches, whose identity is unspecified, is alleged to have also sent nude photos of himself to the plaintiff. Two years later, when the plaintiff was 16, according to the complaint, Black and Holley solicited “nude photographs” from the minor. At the time, the plaintiff was 14 years old. 21.Īn unidentified male plaintiff alleges Black and Holley “began making inappropriate and vulgar comments to him” when he joined Rockstar. When this abuse allegedly occurred was not included in the lawsuit.įeeley was an assistant cheerleading coach at Clemson University between 20, according to the website for his current cheerleading consulting business, Spring CDT.įeeley called the claims "categorically false" in a statement emailed to reporters by a public-relations representative on Sept. The complaint also alleges that Feeley raped the same plaintiff at his apartment after supplying her with drugs and alcohol, potentially with Foster’s knowledge. The amended complaint accuses Feeley, then a coach working for Foster, of sexually abusing an unnamed female plaintiff at a hotel where the team was staying during a competition. See how Rockstar Cheer did at the 2018 Summit by visiting our complete record of the event, here.Sexual abuse allegations against SC coaches To learn more about Rockstar Cheer visit them online at, Prodigy – Junior 2/International Junior 2.Def Leppard – Senior Small Coed 5 Restricted.Smashing Pumpkins – Senior Small Coed 3.
Chili peppers – Senior Small Coed 5 Restricted.Rockstar Cheer Official 2018-2019 Team List: Rockstar Greenville, SC Teams across the country will find it nearly un-escapable to not compete against a Rockstar Cheer team at some point this season, see the complete list of their 116 teams below. In the 2017-2018 season, Rockstar Cheer took a record 55 teams to The Summit hosted by Varsity Allstar. For 2018-2019 the program has swollen to 1750 enrolled athletes across the country. Officially, the program has more physical gyms than any other all star cheerleading program in the world, and is in contention for the title of largest by number of registered athletes. The program which originates in Greenville, SC has grown to fourteen locations, in seven different states. GREENVILLE, SC – Rockstar Cheer has experienced explosive growth over the last few seasons.
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