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Black Flag's Greg Ginn has been accused of child and drug abuse by ex-bandmate Ron Reyes.
The allegations follow on from a previous affadavit against Ginn from wife Marina, which claimed that he took drugs in front of their children, regularly denied them food all while physically and verbally abusing them.
Now Consequence of Sound have published a second affadavit, written on behalf of Marina by ex-bandmate Ron Reyes. Not only does he abuse his children it states, but he also also neglects his "filthy" recording studio home and doesn't feed the various cats he fosters.
The affadvit extract reads:
“Greg often said that his children were ‘free range. He would say that he never wanted his kids to do anything that he didn’t want to do, for example, he hated school when he was a kid, so he didn’t send his kids to school either. It also seemed like what he meant by ‘free range’ was that the kids were left to their own devices the majority of the time, ‘free’ [of] any adult guidance or supervision at all. The only time there was adult supervision was when people were hired by Greg to look after his kids. The environment seemed totally inappropriate to me, and the way he completely neglected his daughters was very disturbing.”
A full version of the document is available here.
Reyes also issued a statement to Brooklyn Vegan that reads:
"When you hear things that trouble your heart, especially the heart of a parent… well lets just say that it is hard to stay silent and wash your hands and somehow walk away hoping to remain safe and unaffected. I am very troubled by what I have heard over the last couple months. And all I can hope for is that somehow things will work out in favour of two very precious children so they can live a life that is safe and full of love, support and guidance they deserve. Whenever a woman speaks out about abuse people want to second guess her and cast shame and doubt over her claims. This infuriates me to no end as I have two daughters and a wife of 27 years that I love to death. It is just not right to immediately doubt and somehow pour shame onto a woman for speaking out based on gender. I have no love of lawyers and do not look forward to the backlash I will receive for lending a voice of support to those who have reached out to me. But called i have been and I just can’t ignore that. People please consider the source of all accusations carefully and pray for an outcome of peace and love and safety for children who cannot speak for themselves in court."
