Influencer publicly accuses Los Angeles casting director of rape and drugging

A woman has publicly accused a Los Angeles-based casting director of drugging and raping her during what she said was presented as a business meeting in 2020.

Ariel Lyndsey shared the allegations in a video posted to Instagram on Cinco de Mayo, stating that the incident took place on May 5 2020. According to Lyndsey, she had recently moved to Los Angeles and was new to the entertainment industry at the time.

“I was invited over for what this casting director called a business meeting. It wasn’t that. They proceeded to drug me and take turns,” she said in the video.

Lyndsey identified one of the alleged perpetrators as Kenny Pettis, who she said also uses the aliases KP Hollywood and KP Cinematic.

She further alleged that Pettis is a registered sex offender and currently under FBI investigation. A second individual was identified only as Aaron.

The allegations have not resulted in publicly announced charges, and neither the FBI nor Pettis responded to requests for comment included in the report. Authorities have not publicly confirmed details relating to any investigation mentioned by Lyndsey.

Lyndsey said this was not the first time she had spoken publicly about the allegations. She previously discussed her experience during an appearance on a podcast hosted by Lisa Phillips, who has publicly identified herself as a survivor connected to Jeffrey Epstein.

According to Lyndsey, sharing her story publicly led to contact with other women who also alleged abuse involving the same individual.

“This allowed other women who were also victims of my abuser to find me and to know that they weren’t alone,” she said.

She added that she has since helped some of those women come forward and report their experiences to police.