Post by Shevy on Dec 21, 2004 9:58:32 GMT -5
SATYRICON guitarists Steinar Gundersen and A.O. Gronbech were arrested and charged in Canada for drugging and raping a woman in the band's tour bus after a concert in Toronto.
"I can confirm that the Norwegian consul in Toronto has been in contact with the arrestees, and followed up by, among other things, visiting them in jail and obtaining legal assistance," said Anne Lene Dale Sandstein, press officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to Norwegian TV 2 Nettavisen.
According to Canadian police, the crimes were committed after SATYRICON had performed at the club Fun Haus in Toronto last Tuesday (Dec. 14), reported the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
"A woman from Toronto explained that she went with the two Norwegian musicians to their tour bus," said Kristin Bacharach at the Toronto police to the paper. There she was reportedly drugged and sexually assaulted.
Bacharach confirmed that the two musicians have been arrested and are charged. DNA tests have been taken. If found guilty, the two musicians may be sentenced to ten years in prison.
As a result of the musicians' arrests, the remaining dates on SATYRICON's North American tour with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD (including a New York show) were cancelled.
**shakes head**
Okay, here's what probably happened. After the Satyricon show, this chick was all over one of the band members. They agreed to let her on the bus (with others, I would assume), they did some hard drugs and she gave it up for a couple of the guys. That's what groupies do. This is nothing new.
Satyricon is a pretty popular band, so I find it incredibly hard to believe they actually have to rape the groupies. This girl probably just had some regrets about what she did the previous night, and now she's crying rape to see if she can drain some money out of these guys/build face.
Foolish....but then again I don't know the whole story. If I was the judge, I would work out some kind of a bargain with the guys from Satyricon. Release some more albums like their first two and I'll throw this case out of court.
"I can confirm that the Norwegian consul in Toronto has been in contact with the arrestees, and followed up by, among other things, visiting them in jail and obtaining legal assistance," said Anne Lene Dale Sandstein, press officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to Norwegian TV 2 Nettavisen.
According to Canadian police, the crimes were committed after SATYRICON had performed at the club Fun Haus in Toronto last Tuesday (Dec. 14), reported the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
"A woman from Toronto explained that she went with the two Norwegian musicians to their tour bus," said Kristin Bacharach at the Toronto police to the paper. There she was reportedly drugged and sexually assaulted.
Bacharach confirmed that the two musicians have been arrested and are charged. DNA tests have been taken. If found guilty, the two musicians may be sentenced to ten years in prison.
As a result of the musicians' arrests, the remaining dates on SATYRICON's North American tour with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD (including a New York show) were cancelled.
**shakes head**
Okay, here's what probably happened. After the Satyricon show, this chick was all over one of the band members. They agreed to let her on the bus (with others, I would assume), they did some hard drugs and she gave it up for a couple of the guys. That's what groupies do. This is nothing new.
Satyricon is a pretty popular band, so I find it incredibly hard to believe they actually have to rape the groupies. This girl probably just had some regrets about what she did the previous night, and now she's crying rape to see if she can drain some money out of these guys/build face.
Foolish....but then again I don't know the whole story. If I was the judge, I would work out some kind of a bargain with the guys from Satyricon. Release some more albums like their first two and I'll throw this case out of court.
