A US baritone is accused of rape
NewsFour former students have filed a federal lawsuit accusing Roberts Wesleyan University, a Christian college in Rochester, NY, of failing to act on their allegations of sexual assault. Among the alleged miscreants is an ex-student who is now a professional opera singer.
Here’s a report.
And it goes on…
I can only imagine the distress caused to his alleged victims on hearing that their alleged rapist is to sing Tarquinius in Rape of Lucretia at SF Opera. Not that SF Opera would have known, but dear God…
He is not singing the role any longer. Merola Opera Program was recently informed, and he was removed before the program started it seems. He is no longer listed in the 2023 participants list: https://merola.org/artists2023
As usual: charged, convicted, and punished in the same breath.
OK, maybe he is guilty, but what if he isn’t? We don’t know.