Adam Savage, best known for hosting Mythbusters, has been accused of raping his sister.
In a legal complaint shared by the New York Post, Miranda Pacchiana alleges the incident occurred when she was between the ages of seven and 10, while Savage was between the ages of nine and 12.
At the time the incidents allegedly took place, their family lived in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Per the lawsuit, Pacchiana writes that “Adam Savage would repeatedly rape” her and “force oral sex upon her.”
Pacchiana also alleges that Savage nicknamed himself the "raping blob" in an attempt to mask the abuse as a game.
"Beginning in or about 1976 and continuing until approximately 1979, Adam Savage ... forced Miranda to perform oral sex on him, along with other forms of sexual abuse," reads the reported complaint, which was filed in Westchester Supreme Court.
Pacchiana claims she was “horrified and traumatized by the sexual abuse and...
In a legal complaint shared by the New York Post, Miranda Pacchiana alleges the incident occurred when she was between the ages of seven and 10, while Savage was between the ages of nine and 12.
At the time the incidents allegedly took place, their family lived in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Per the lawsuit, Pacchiana writes that “Adam Savage would repeatedly rape” her and “force oral sex upon her.”
Pacchiana also alleges that Savage nicknamed himself the "raping blob" in an attempt to mask the abuse as a game.
"Beginning in or about 1976 and continuing until approximately 1979, Adam Savage ... forced Miranda to perform oral sex on him, along with other forms of sexual abuse," reads the reported complaint, which was filed in Westchester Supreme Court.
Pacchiana claims she was “horrified and traumatized by the sexual abuse and...
- 7/1/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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