Disney Sued by Former Child Star Over Alleged On-Set Abuse

Former child actor Raquel Lee Boileau has filed a negligence lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, alleging that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by an unnamed employee during production of the 2001 Disney Channel movie The Poof Point. According to the complaint, the alleged abuse was apparent to adults on the set and Disney failed to protect her.

Boileau was 14 years old when she starred in the Mark Curry-led movie, which debuted on September 14, 2001. The complaint describes an unnamed 'John Doe' as the alleged predator - a middle-aged male employee who worked on-set. 'Mr. Doe's sexual abuse of Ms. Boileau was apparent to the adults on Disney's set,' the filing states.

The lawsuit alleges that Boileau was 'repeatedly raped, sexually assaulted, sexually abused and sexually harassed' during production. It also claims she faced verbal tirades from Disney executives over her performance and appeared 'visibly disheveled' on set.