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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

Former child star sues Disney over alleged rape by ex-employee when she was 14

Raquel Lee Bolleau, who began her career in Hollywood as a child actor on shows like The Amanda Show and The Proud Family, is suing Disney, alleging that a former employee raped her in 2001 while she was working on the film The Poof Point.

The actor, now 39, filed the lawsuit on Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. It accuses Disney of negligence, and further claims that a "middle-aged, male employee" working on the film groomed, sexually harassed, and raped her during the production, NBC News reports.

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