Candy Hearts’ Mariel Loveland Writes Blog About Being Assaulted

The frontlady has spoken out…

May 24, 2016

Candy Hearts singer Mariel Loveland has posted a lengthy blog talking of how she was assaulted 10 months ago.

In the post on her Tumblr page, Mariel alleges that she was “physically assaulted and emotionally abused” by a former tour manager of hers and “sick of keeping quiet” she’s decided to speak out.

Read the frontlady’s full blog post below.

“I was physically assaulted and emotionally abused by Seaway’s tour manager. And I’m so sick of keeping quiet and watching every band I love and adore be all chummy with him, including people who know what happened. As a TM for a pop punk band, he has access to leagues of young girls that aren’t safe around him. People should know.

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