Back in June, Attila vocalist Chris Fronzak was accused of sexual misconduct with a minor. The woman in question, who goes by the name Roxy Vienna, says she was underage at the time of the alleged incident in 2018.
According to MetalSucks, Fronzak admitted that while he did hook up with Vienna once whilst she was underage, it was only after she lied to him about her age, even going so far as to produce a fake ID.
The established outlet reports that Fronzak claims that an ex-girlfriend, upset because of his infidelities, was behind the attempt to paint him as a sexual abuser.
Vienna initially made the allegations via a number of posts on Twitter:
Subsequently, Fronzak released a video statement regarding the allegations made against him. Watch him give his side of the story in the videos below:
VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION (VIA LOUDWIRE):
“Hey what’s up this is Fronz and as you know there’s always two sides to every story. So here’s my side: first things first, I am not a paedophile, I have 0 desire to hook up with anyone underage and I’m strongly against that. At the end of 2018, my band was on tour in Europe and when we were on tour in Austria I met up with a girl named Roxy Vienna. I didn’t seek this girl out, she was simply in my green room, already drinking. We had some drinks together, we had a really good time.
And as things started to heat up, I asked her age in which she proceeded to tell me she was above age. I checked her ID, in which she had a fake ID that said she was above age. We hooked up, that was that. Flash forward a year later it’s 2019 – end of 2019, we’re back on tour in Europe. She comes out with her friend – they always come out together. It’s fun, we vibe, we drink. Once again they’re backstage, already drinking.
You guys know, I’m in Attila, I’m very hospitable. Any guys, girls, guests – I’m always giving them drinks. I’m not forcing people to get drunk. I just want everyone to be happy and comfortable, that’s it. So we’re having a great night, once again, not a big deal, no one was blackout drunk. We had an early bus call that night so we didn’t hook up. And the next day Roxy messages me saying ‘I really regret not hooking up with you, me and my friend want to come out again to another, so we can do it.’
And it’s at this point where she explains to me that she in fact lied about her age a year ago. Which was really offsetting and I’m upset about myself for knowing that and still hanging out with her, but we had a good time that night, once again, nobody was blackout. We hooked up and that was that. Since then we still talk. We’ve FaceTimed since that tour. We text, she sends memes in my messages and stuff. And I think that’s part of why I’m confused right now.
But I also have very strong reason to believe that my ex-girlfriend is playing a very large role in this – in fact I know she is. She’s very upset at me because I cheated on her. And I regret that, I made a mistake, I cheated on you. I’m sorry. But I really don’t think that this is a justifiable cause to come out here and try to ruin my life because you’re upset that I cheated on you.
Because I know that you’re teaming up with Roxy to do this and it’s making me really upset. Like, I’m very proud of what I do and everything I do is to support my family and my children. And you’re really…it’s really messing with me and I’m really upset. But that’s all I’m gonna say. I’m not gonna further dive into this topic right now. But I do have a lawyer, so if anyone has any additional concerns, I will happily link you to my lawyer and that’s all I have to say about this situation.
To support his claims, Fronzak also shared what he says are screenshots of a text exchange with the friend who always accompanied Vienna when he saw her:
Vienna then subsequently responded:
“I never said you raped me. Dem said that and I just sent a screenshot to her. We all talked in the gc about how someone so drunk can’t consent. I never said NOTHING was consensual, literally never said that to anyone. I literally texted [with] her at the first show.”
ALTFRESH will continue to report on any updates regarding this story and any other stories of abuse within the industry. Although we cannot comment in whether the accusations are true, ALTFRESH will always stand with the victims of abuse.
