Disney music executive arrested, charged with sexually abusing two underage girls

Tovarisc · Dec 9, 2017

A 58-year-old Disney executive has been charged with three felony counts of child sexual abuse.

Jon Heely, the director of music publishing at Disney, was arrested and charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child, Variety reported.

The 58-year-old, who was arrested on Nov. 16 and released six days later on $150,000 bail, is accused of abusing two underage girls about a decade ago.

One alleged victim was 15. The other was abused for four years starting at the age of 11, according to the charges.

His attorney Robert Helfend said Heely "vehemently denies these allegations."

Heely, who oversees the licensing of music from Disney films, pleaded not guilty on Thursday. He faces up to nine years and three months in prison if convicted.

He was suspended from Disney late Friday, with a spokesperson telling Variety, "Immediately upon learning of this situation tonight, he has been suspended without pay until the matter is resolved by the courts."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...ted-charged-child-sex-abuse-article-1.3686887

Edit: Twitter pictured in article: https://twitter.com/jonheely

clearacell · Dec 9, 2017

More house cleaning, Lasseter and this guy. I thought there would be more Nickolodean producers and execs being accused from all those rumors from before this whole movement happened.

Stop Motion Pornography · Dec 9, 2017

Disney Music seems like the sort of place that's simply teeming with this kind of shit.

capitalCORN · Dec 9, 2017

We thought we were pulling at the roots, turns out there's a mountain down there.

Stinkles · Dec 9, 2017

clearacell said:
More house cleaning, Lasseter and this guy. I thought there would be more Nickolodean producers and execs being accused from all those rumors from before this whole movement happened.

Stop Motion Pornography said:
Disney Music seems like the sort of place that's simply teeming with this kind of shit.

What happened to Lasseter? Also my nine year old watches Disney TV shows. Maybe it's all innocent but there's something troubling about how kids are commoditized on that network.

knocturnalis · Dec 9, 2017

I wish they would get rid of all the molestors, but I doubt it.

clearacell · Dec 9, 2017

Stinkles said:
What happened to Lasseter? Also my nine year old watches Disney TV shows. Maybe it's all innocent but there's something troubling about how kids are commoditized on that network.

You may have missed the thread https://www.resetera.com/threads/jo...ave-of-absence-from-pixar-amid-missteps.7420/

He took a leave of absence preemptively from incoming accusations.

Gennady · Dec 9, 2017

Stinkles said:
Also my nine year old watches Disney TV shows. Maybe it's all innocent but there's something troubling about how kids are commoditized on that network.

If you wanna keep your kid entertained, there is no avoiding the mouse, unless you want her to be raised as a luddite.

capitalCORN · Dec 9, 2017

Gennady said:
If you wanna keep your kid entertained, there is no avoiding the mouse, unless you want her to be raised as a luddite.

Or Youtube.

Gennady · Dec 9, 2017

capitalCORN said:
Or Youtube.

i doubt those "Elsa miscarries after car crash" videos are good for a child's development, and that's not even accounting for the gore that manages to sneak around the moderation.

Linkura · Dec 9, 2017

clearacell said:
More house cleaning, Lasseter and this guy. I thought there would be more Nickolodean producers and execs being accused from all those rumors from before this whole movement happened.

Or as they say at Disney hotels, Mousekeeping.

Aselith · Dec 9, 2017

capitalCORN said:
Or Youtube.

Yeah, definitely no abusers on YouTube!

DonutHole · Dec 9, 2017

capitalCORN said:
Or Youtube.

Or going outside?

jjreamPop · Dec 9, 2017

Only nine years? Up to nine years? What is this garbage. Take him off the streets forever.