More former child actors have come forward accusing producer
Gary Goddard of sexual misconduct.
Following “
ER” alum
Anthony Edwards’ allegation that Goddard sexually assaulted him when he was 12, seven others from his Santa Barbara theater group are accusing their one-time mentor of molesting or attempting to molest them in the 1970s.
In a
Los Angeles Times expose, the former actors detail Goddard’s behavior, which allegedly ranged from fondling to sexual abuse during the troupe’s overnight stays during a statewide tour.
Goddard — a writer, director, producer, and the founder entertainment design company the Goddard Group — has, through a spokesman, “unequivocally” denied the allegations in the past. He took a leave from his own company in late November in the wake of the claims.
Goddard was accused in 2014 of sexually abusing
Michael Egan III when he was 16. The suit was later dismissed.
His publicist,
Sam Singer, “categorically denied” the allegations in the Times Story, calling them “full