The alleged abuse began around 2017 when Taylor Button suggested the three of them watch a movie together at the couple’s Somerville apartment. Humphries, who as young dancer said she was “in awe” of Dusty Button, contends that the principal dancer often praised her talent and eventually insisted that she meet her husband, according to the lawsuit. Taylor Button took a “special interest” in Menichino, the lawsuit states, culminating in a situation where he allegedly sexually assaulted her. Menichino said in court documents that she first entered Taylor Button’s orbit in 2010 when she started taking classes at Centerstage in Tampa as a 13-year-old dance student.
Humphries’ complaint claimed that Dusty Button aided and later perpetrated the abuse herself. In late July, Humphries, 23, and Menichino filed a lawsuit accusing Taylor Button of repeated sexual assault.
The Buttons are accused of “coaxing” young dancers, including minors, into “situations where they become prey for this serial abuse,” including rape, according to the lawsuit.Īccording to the expanded lawsuit filed last week, Dusty Button allegedly told Jane Doe 100, a minor at the time, that she and her husband could make the young dancer a “star.” The couple promised her a variety of professional opportunities if she did as they said, according to the complaint.Īfter inviting Jane Doe 100 to a party in Boston around 2014, the Buttons brought her back to their Somerville apartment, where Taylor Button allegedly sexually assaulted her while Dusty Button restrained her in a gun-lined room, according to court documents.
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