A Disney channel actor and member of the Boy Band Forever In Your Mind has reportedly filed suit against his former manager and a host of others, claiming he was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted when he was as young as 12 years old.

He then groomed and seduced the child’s mother to have her lay down her defenses and give him unfettered access to her son, making her an unwitting accomplice to his depravity.”

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In twisted fashion they inflicted injuries and shame on our client that have derailed his promising career and that will take him a lifetime to recover from,” the statement read.

“As set out in his Instagram message, Mr Garcia has bravely stepped forward to join the #metoo movement, to reclaim his dignity and declare that victims like him must be heard.”

Garcia initially appeared on The X Factor in 2013, and teamed up with two other musicians to form Forever In Your Mind after he was eliminated, at the advice of Simon Cowell.