But, Leslie’s “true intentions only became apparent to Plaintiff years later when he recalled the many conversations he and Defendant had about how it was ‘natural’ and ‘good’ for a little boy to have and express his sexuality,” the lawsuit claims. Gold interpreted his relationship with Leslie as kindness. Gold came to look up to the man as a father figure because Leslie took him to the circus and baseball games starting in 1973 when Gold was just 7 years old and thanks to Leslie’s “grooming, Plaintiff came to trust, and at times even turned to for help and comfort through periods of his mother’s absence,” the court documents say. Gold’s suit claims his alcoholic single mother frequently let him spend time at Leslie’s apartment - which is popularly known as the “phallus palace” because it’s notoriously chock-full of bawdy testaments to the male member.Īt the time, Leslie shared the Prince Street apartment with his since-deceased life partner Fitz Lohman, a real-estate magnate with whom he founded the Leslie-Lohman Museum. Thor Gold says the abuse happened in the 1970s, according to the suit filed in Manhattan Supreme court late Tuesday - thanks to the new Child Victims Act allowing accusers to bring new suits in old cases. How the Child Victims Act uncovered NY's dark history of child sex abuseĪ Los Angeles man is suing Manhattan gay-rights icon Charles Leslie for $10 million claiming Leslie sexually abused him as a child inside his notorious “phallus palace” Soho apartment filled with art and sculptures of penises, according to a new lawsuit. New woman steps forward alleging Jeffrey Epstein raped her
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