"The suit further alleges that Phillips' abuse was widely known within the company, including by the McMahons, who allegedly 'knowingly allowed Phillips to exploit his position at the WWE to groom and abuse Ring Boys.' It cites a sworn deposition in which New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick claimed that Vince McMahon told him that he and Linda knew that Phillips, who died in 2012, had a 'peculiar and unnatural interest and attachment to children' as early as the 1980s."
"As reports, the McMahons - who co-founded the sports entertainment company that would become WWE in 1980 - are both named as defendants in a lawsuit filed last year on behalf of five former WWE 'ring boys.' The plaintiffs, who have since been joined by three additional alleged victims, claim that they were sexually abused by former WWE announcer Melvin Phillips as teenagers after being recruited by him to serve as ringside assistants, or 'ring boys,' at WWE events in the 1980s and '90s."
A judge in Maryland ruled that a lawsuit alleging that Linda and Vince McMahon knew about and failed to prevent sexual abuse by former WWE announcer Melvin Phillips may proceed. The suit was filed on behalf of five former WWE 'ring boys' and has since added three additional alleged victims. The plaintiffs claim Phillips recruited them as ringside assistants in the 1980s and 1990s and sexually abused them as teenagers. The complaint alleges that Phillips' conduct was widely known within the company and cites testimony that the McMahons were aware of Phillips' 'peculiar and unnatural interest and attachment to children.' The suit alleges the McMahons fired and later rehired Phillips.
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