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Ten women allege that a popular, members-only goth venue’s leadership ignored sexual misconduct among members at the club and its festivals latimes.com/entertainment-…
Among multiple women who have come forward, Hannah Harding claims “Silicon Valley” actor Thomas Middleditch groped her at the club in front of her friends and several employees latimes.com/entertainment-…
Hollywood goth club “Cloak & Dagger” is known for being a haven for underground DJs, actors, rockers and adventurous partygoers to revel in safety and secrecy
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Its co-founders personally scouted members, who were welcomed with a robed ritual, and a tattoo artist inked regulars with a logo.

But its codes of silence and practice of expulsion insulated those accused of harming women, according to staff and members latimes.com/entertainment-…
For security, the venue relied largely on volunteer members who wore red lapel pins.

But they were mostly friends of the owners and had no security training latimes.com/entertainment-…
Read more on the allegations, many of which the club’s co-founders have denied latimes.com/entertainment-…
We've recently investigated other SoCal cultural institutions, including Burger Records
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And L.A.’s storied Magic Castle, shaken by allegations of sexual misconduct and racism
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