2018 Swedish Music Festival Cancelled After Sexual Assault Reports At This Year's Event
Source: Huffington Post
WORLD NEWS 07/02/2017 09:55 am ET
2018 Swedish Music Festival Cancelled After Sexual Assault Reports At This Years Event
Multiple cases of sexual violence including rape reported at Bravalla Festival for second year in a row.
By Dominique Mosbergen
Following multiple reports of rape and sexual assault for the second consecutive year, one of Swedens largest music festivals has announced that its pulling the plug on next years event.
Swedish authorities said one case of rape and 11 cases of sexual assault had been reported at this years Bravalla Festival, held from last Wednesday through Saturday in the town of Norrköping, according to the Associated Press. The rape victim was reportedly attacked during a performance by Swedish artist and event headliner Håkan Hellström on Friday. Other performers at this years event included American rock band The Killers, DJ duo The Chainsmokers, and Alesso, the Swedish House DJ.
In light of the reports, festival organizer FKP Scorpio said Saturday it was cancelling Bravalla 2018.
Words cannot describe how incredibly sad we are about this, and we most seriously regret and condemn this, said a press release on the festivals website. This is not f-ing okay. We do not accept this at our festival.
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