DECAPITATED: "We are innocent. We are free. We are back home. And we are ready to return with the band."

Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED have posted this statement after the band had been accused and charged with kidnapping and rape after a 8/31/2017 complaint was filed by a female fan after the bands show in Spokane, Washington.



Earlier this year, Spokane County (Washington) prosecutors have DROPPED rape charges against all four members of polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED.



ADJOURNMENT IN CONTEMPLATION OF DISMISSAL: 
Spokane County prosecutor KELLY FITZGERALD filed a motion dismissing all rape and kidnapping charges, citing  "The well being of the victim", as a reason for dropping the charges without prejudice. Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED could be prosecuted for charges in the future.



On 12/9/2017, SPOKANE, WASKINGTON Judge JOHN COONEY "R and R'ed" members of Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED, releasing them from Spokane County jail on band members recognition and recognizance after all four men were charged with gang rape and kidnapping three months ago while on tour.




Piotrowski and Kieltyka  have been formally charged with second degree rape and first degree kidnapping.





 All four members of Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED  bonds were set at $100, 000 each as they surrendered their passports to their attorneys.



On 10/24/2017, all four members of Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED appeared in Spokane Superior court and plead not guilty. 

All four members of Polish death metal band DECAPITATED have separate attorneys and have been told by Judge Annette Plese to NOT have any communication between band members.

Friday, 9/8/2017, all four members of Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED were arrested after the bands show in Santa Ana, California and charged with kidnapping a fan whom had gotten on the bands tour bus in Spokane, Washington 8/31/2017.


 According to SPOKESMANREVIEW.COM, Michael Lysejko (MLODY) , drummer for Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED was accused of raping a female fan as the allegations are being investigated. The unnamed woman has accused the band with gang rape in the bathroom of the bands tour bus after the bands 8/31/2017 show at THE PIN in Spokane, Washington.


Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED have posted this statement in context of recent events and allegations as the band stated, "As there is uncertainty regarding a timeline for prospective proceedings and out of respect for fans and promoters, due to the severity of the claims, we have cancelled all planned touring."


ANDY MARSH, touring mates of Australian death core warriors THY ART IS MURDER wrote a letter to the judge stating he saw the said victim in the mosh pit, close to the barricade moshing.

Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED were ordered to surrender their passports and stay in the state of Washington (U.S.A.).







STEVE GRAHAM, defense attorney for Polish death metal warriors DECAPITATED stated, "There is another side to this". We have witnesses that can testify to the fact that the accuser came to visit the band on her own free will and left on good terms."

THE INDEPENDENT.COM.UK have posted an editorial regarding misogynistic attitudes in regards to kidnapping and rape allegations against DECAPITATED.



























DECAPITATED unleashed "ANTICULT",  7/7/2017 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS






FROM DECAPITATED:

We are innocent. We are free. We are back home. And we are ready to return with the band.
The last few months were one of the most terrible and irrational times in our lives.
Jail is a horrible place. 96 days in jail and almost a month outside the jail where we dealing with fear, unbelievable stress, depression, and even violence. It was a really hard time - especially for our families.
Being in jail in another country with charges that became a criminal case is an extreme experience. We do not wish this on anyone. It caused ourselves and our families many stressful days and sleepless nights. The cancelled tour meant loss of the income we use to support ourselves and our families, but worst of all, it cost us our professional reputation in a community we have loved and been members of all of our lives.
Unfortunately, while we were jailed, we could not communicate with the outside world, leaving our fans and our metal community to read many news stories and posts on social media that contained inaccurate information because there were no direct statements from us, the band, the ones in the middle of all of this. We ourselves could not report on how the situation was unfolding. This led people who were so shocked by the news to make untrue narrations. Without walking our experience with us, they felt obligated to comment on our case and blamed us, without even knowing the facts that said something opposite. They came to a very fast opinion about us in a very public way.
In this internet age, it is really easy to ruin someone, their life, their family, their career. Some media and people just jumped on a topic and made their own inconsistent storytelling, taking one piece of information and creating a story they wanted to tell about us around it.
For those who do not know yet: Our case was dropped. All charges against all members were dropped.
Words hurt. Words matter. Truth matters.
Does sexual harassment happen and do crimes against women exist? Yes, and it is horrible.
Do false accusations happen? Yes, this really happens. And it is also horrible.
Many people are falsely accused everyday and the metal community is not immune. Unfortunately, it happened to us. People with their own motivations who falsely accuse someone don't seem to understand they can ruin somebody's life without facing any public consequences themselves. A false accusation can change a life in one moment. One day, everything is normal. Then the next day, you wake up in jail with a police record. You are marked, stigmatized while waiting to see how things unfold, even if the charges are not true. And then, when it’s all over, it is not a "hot topic" on the internet anymore. Not many people spend time on social media to spread the truth, not many people even care what the truth was. It is hard to feel relief when this happens.

We cannot and we will never accept someone else's narration about who we are. That is why we have chosen to return with the band. We know who we are and we can hold our heads and our music high with that knowledge.
I want to thank all of you - families, friends, other bands, and our amazing fans - for your belief in us and your support throughout a horrible situation. Our incredible lawyers, Steve Graham, Karren Lindholdt, Chris Bugbee, Jeffry Finner, and all the teams who stood by us - our management and our label. It's priceless to see that we have so many people who were, are, and will be, with us. You know who you are.
I also want to thank Mr. Dominik Tarczynski from the Polish Parliament who visited us in Spokane and checked if our human rights were protected during the whole process, for supporting our families from the beginning. It means a lot more than words can express.
There will be more time in the future to talk about the path of our return, but now the most important thing for us is to get back to our lives, to return to the people and places and things that had been taken from us, to return to what became even more precious to us while we were away.
We are eager to get our lives back and we are grateful for the opportunity.
We are really sorry we were forced to cancel tours and festivals, but we will work very hard to bring all plans back to meet with all of you again, our community.
"From Pain To Strength" is still a valid motto.
Thank you, everyone, for your patience.
Vogg

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-