Geordie Greep responds after alleged victim and ex-bandmate speak out over “sexual assault” claims
Geordie Greep has responded to allegations about an incident at a Vancouver house party, saying on stage that a misunderstanding occurred but denying that he was a rapist. The woman involved and his former keyboardist Cameron Campbell have since described their accounts to Paste, while she says the flyers accusing Greep of rape were distributed without her consent.
The woman, identified by the pseudonym Laura, said she woke at about 5am to Greep kissing her and pushed him away. Campbell said he heard her telling Greep to get off and went into the room, but was not present when the incident began; he said the episode led him to quit the band. Laura describes the incident as assault, not rape, and says she spoke out in the hope of helping prevent future victims. Greep later cancelled shows in Boulder, Boise, Denver and Salt Lake City.
- Laura says she woke to Greep kissing her and pushed him away.
- She says the flyers calling him a rapist were shared without her consent.
- Former keyboardist Cameron Campbell says the incident prompted him to quit.
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Geordie Greep is a British musician who was the frontman of the band black midi. Cameron Campbell was the group’s keyboardist before leaving; he says the incident at a Vancouver house party contributed to his decision to quit.
The woman, identified by the pseudonym Laura, says she woke to Greep kissing her and pushed him away. She describes what happened as assault, not rape, and says Campbell heard her telling Greep to get off and came into the room. Greep has said there was a misunderstanding and denied being a rapist.
The accounts matter because they differ over an alleged sexual assault and have prompted public discussion about consent and how allegations are reported. Laura says flyers accusing Greep of rape were distributed without her consent, and that she spoke out in the hope of helping prevent future victims.
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The case for
Laura’s account, supported in part by Campbell’s description of hearing her tell Greep to get off, gives reason to regard the episode as a serious violation of consent. Her characterisation of it as assault rather than rape, and her concern about preventing future harm, deserve to be represented on their own terms, especially since she says the rape flyers were circulated without her consent.
The case against
Greep says there was a misunderstanding and denies being a rapist, so a fair account should distinguish his denial from the allegations and avoid treating disputed details as established fact. Campbell did not witness how the incident began, and the reported accounts leave room for disagreement about what happened and how it should be characterised, while still taking Laura’s account seriously.