{"id":480918,"date":"2022-08-04T03:18:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/boston-ballet-scandal-dusty-button-mitchell-taylor-make-shocking-claims-in-new-legal-filing-after-being-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-several-dancers\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T03:18:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:18:45","slug":"boston-ballet-scandal-dusty-button-mitchell-taylor-make-shocking-claims-in-new-legal-filing-after-being-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-several-dancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boston-ballet-scandal-dusty-button-mitchell-taylor-make-shocking-claims-in-new-legal-filing-after-being-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-several-dancers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Boston Ballet Scandal: Dusty Button &#038; Mitchell Taylor Make Shocking Claims In New Legal Filing After Being Accused Of Sexual Assault By Several Dancers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b5998b131\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b5998b131\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/boston-ballet-scandal-dusty-button-mitchell-taylor-make-shocking-claims-in-new-legal-filing-after-being-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-several-dancers\/#%E2%80%9CBoston_Ballet_Scandal_Dusty_Button_Mitchell_Taylor_Make_Shocking_Claims_In_New_Legal_Filing_After_Being_Accused_Of_Sexual_Assault_By_Several_Dancers_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8220;Boston Ballet Scandal: Dusty Button &#038; Mitchell Taylor Make Shocking Claims In New Legal Filing After Being Accused Of Sexual Assault By Several Dancers \n&#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBoston_Ballet_Scandal_Dusty_Button_Mitchell_Taylor_Make_Shocking_Claims_In_New_Legal_Filing_After_Being_Accused_Of_Sexual_Assault_By_Several_Dancers_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8220;Boston Ballet Scandal: Dusty Button &#038; Mitchell Taylor Make Shocking Claims In New Legal Filing After Being Accused Of Sexual Assault By Several Dancers<br \/>\n&#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<strong>[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whoa\u2026<\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, the ballet world was rocked last year when former <strong>Boston Ballet<\/strong> principal dancer <strong>Dusty Button<\/strong> (pictured above, right inset) and her husband <strong>Mitchell Taylor Button<\/strong> were sued for allegedly sexually assaulting seven dancers. Five of them were minors at the time of the alleged abuse, the youngest being 13 years old. <strong>Sage Humphries<\/strong> (pictured above, left) specifically claimed that the couple raped her on numerous occasions, even accusing Dusty of holding her down while Mitchell allegedly sexually assaulted her at gunpoint. The ballerina was only 17. She further accused them of sex trafficking in the lawsuit, stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c[The Buttons enticed Humphries] to cross state lines with [them] by using threats, intimidation, and the pretense that they would help further her career and professional development, in exchange for engaging in sex acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s been a shocking legal case to say the least. But now, it looks like Dusty and Mitchell are sharing their side of the story \u2014 and it is absolutely wild, y\u2019all!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <em>Boston Magazine<\/em>, Sage shared more details about the horrors she allegedly faced at the hands of Dusty and Mitchell. She started by saying that Dusty had first invited her over to have dinner with her and Mitchell at their home one day. She claims when they offered to allow her to sleep over at their apartment that night, she agreed \u2013 recalling seeing their collection of guns, knives, and grenades displayed on the walls of the guest room. She then slept in the same room the following week, and soon it became a nightly thing. The trio quickly formed a friendship, with Dusty mentoring Sage one-on-one during rehearsal breaks and choreographing a dance routine for her to submit for an award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: R<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er Blueface &amp; His Girlfriend Captured On Video Physically Assaulting Each Other<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mitchell offered to help Sage on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> side of things just like he\u2019d been doing for his wife. While this initially started out to be a dream come true for Sage since she was living alone, she says it soon turned into a nightmare. In her claims to the outlet, during the third week of their hangouts, Taylor put a mattress into the living room, suggested they watch a movie, and have a sleepover. When the film came to an end, Dusty had been asleep, and Sage was drifting off to sleep. That is when she alleges she felt Michell\u2019s hand slip down the front of her pants and inside of her. She says she continued to go back to the Buttons\u2019 home where she was allegedly abused each and every time. When asked why she returned, the magazine noted that Sage said she \u201cwas terrified that if she\u2019d spoken up, she would have lost her only friend as well as all the help they were giving her,\u201d and in turn, they would ruin her career.<\/p>\n<p>Per her account, things continued to escalate \u2013 forcing her to dress and style herself like Dusty, telling her what to eat or who to talk to, and not even allowing her to go anywhere without them. If Sage didn\u2019t listen to them, she claimed to <em>Boston Magazine<\/em> that she often faced criticism from them. However, if she followed their order, she was met with praise. And after Sage claimed they walked in on her in the shower to tell her she was their girlfriend, they allegedly forced her to put on a head-to-toe spandex suit and made her go into the room with their guns, placed her on a table, and strapped down her arms and legs. She claims they then proceeded to sexually assault her. Following that night, she says the duo went on to have sex with her without her consent \u2013 and became physically violent during the acts. Eventually, Sage says she managed to escape Dusty and Mitchell with the help of her parents, who previously witnessed some of the alleged abuse during a family vacation, as well as other Boston Ballet members. This occurred after the principal dancer was fired from the company for unknown reasons and immediately banned from the premises.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Buttons, though, none of this is true. In fact, they claimed what happened was quite the opposite than what Sage detailed in her lawsuit and to the outlet. They recently filed a counterclaim against Sage and the other dancers, plus five other defendants, which includes Sage\u2019s parents. According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/60094408\/hupmhries-v-button\/\">court docs<\/a> obtained by <em>Boston Magazine, <\/em>Mitchell and Dusty claimed in the new filing that Sage was not sexually abused by them, but was actually abused by multiple older men. Before she moved to Boston, the filing stated that she allegedly was in a relationship with former <strong>New York City Ballet<\/strong> principal dancer <strong>Chase Finlay<\/strong> while he was engaged to another dancer. She was underage at the time. They also say Sage had another boyfriend, <strong>Anthony Giovanni Deane<\/strong>, who was in his 40s when he dated her when she was only 17. They claim she planned to elope with him.<\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, Dusty and Mitchell also allege in the docs that<strong> Daryl Katz<\/strong>, the billionaire owner of the<strong> Edmonton Oilers<\/strong> hockey team, paid Sage $75,000 for sexual favors. Accusing her of being a \u201cchild prostitute,\u201d they say Sage\u2019s mom <strong>Micah<\/strong> knew about the arrangement and encouraged it. As the doc states, the mother allegedly \u201cassisted her in laundering the money she was paid and in trafficking her to Katz\u2026a grifting pattern that included trafficking her own daughter to a billionaire for financial gain.\u201d Furthermore, the twosome claimed that her parents manipulated and mistreated the dancer for years:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSage grew up with hyper-controlling conservative parents. [and] therefore sought excitement in drug use and sexual promiscuity\u2014something that left her controlling parents perplexed and horrified.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before she relocated to Boston, the Buttons also say that her mom and dad sent her to Florida for an entire year to \u201cdry out from her drug use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for how they met Sage? Dusty and Mitchell claimed Sage was the one who approached them after her mother ordered her to do so. They stated that the mom \u201cwas \u2018casing\u2019 the Buttons as a mark for her next grift\u201d and looking for advice on growing her social media presence. The Buttons admitted to having a sexual relationship with Sage but insisted it was a consensual one that the dancer first initiated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Buttons eventually acquiesced to Sage\u2019s advances and began a consensual \u2018throuple\u2019 sexual relationship with Sage Humphries after Sage moved in with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Their relationship \u201cappeared, at the time, to be one of mutual love, affection, and respect.\u201d Notes and pictures were included in the filing as evidence, including one where Sage could be seen embracing Dusty. A card from Sage to Dusty allegedly read:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI hope you know how deep my love for you is. I love you Dusty. Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A <strong>Snapchat<\/strong> from Sage to Mitchell also said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere is nothing in this world I want more than to wake up in your arms\u2026you are such an honest love and have such a beautiful heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When it came to Sage\u2019s claim that Mitchell first sexually assaulted her on the mattress in his and Dusty\u2019s apartment, the couple said in the declarations with the filing \u201cnone of [it] ever happened\u201d. Even more so, the Buttons say Sage \u201cbegged to have sex\u201d with Mitchell, during which Dusty cried. They also claim Sage stepped into the shower with Dusty and Taylor, asking to be their girlfriend. Sage\u2019s allegations that there were a ton of weapons in the Buttons\u2019 guest room? The counterclaim said the apartment \u201cdid not contain weapons or firearms of any kind.\u201d Instead, Sage\u2019s mom pretended to be a neighbor and called a fake report to the police about the firearms while the duo were gone.<\/p>\n<p>While it had apparently been alleged that Mitchell one said he\u2019d \u201cthrow Sage in his van, tie her hands and feet, blindfold her, rent a warehouse, hang her from the ceiling, rape her, and leave her to die, \u201cnot only do they strongly refute it, they say it was an episode from <em>VICE <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe scene she is describing was taken from a VICE News episode that Sage liked about people paying and setting up fake kidnappings of themselves for pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So on and so forth. They denied many of her accusations, painting a completely different version of events about what happened.<\/p>\n<p>But what about the six other dancers who shared eerily similar stories of alleged sexual abuse? Well, the legal docs claimed either they actually abused Dusty or were just jealous ex-girlfriends of Mitchell who joined the lawsuit \u201cto extort money from the Buttons and advance their careers.\u201d They denied ever meeting or knowing \u201cJane Doe 100\u201d who claimed that, when she was a minor, Dusty held her down while Mitchell raped her in their apartment.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the filing, Sage\u2019s attorney told <em>Boston Magazine<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs is typical of abusers, the Buttons\u2019 counter-claims are an effort to weaponize the allegations of abuse brought against them in a depraved effort to cast the\u2026brave women named in the complaint as liars. Their hoax doesn\u2019t change the facts in this case. The women are truth-tellers, and we are confident the Buttons will be brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Heavy, heavy stuff.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the full <em>Boston Magazin<\/em>e article<em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonmagazine.com\/news\/2022\/08\/02\/ballet-scandal-boston\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image_cite\"><em>[Image via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Good Morning America\/YouTube, Dusty Button\/YouTube<\/a>]<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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