Anna “Nesey” Gallons, a member of the Elephant 6 collective has accused Neutral Milk Hotel’s Julian Koster of Grooming and Sexual Assault.
Anna Gallons and Julian Koster story
Anna “Nesey” Gallons, a member of the Elephant 6 collective and performed as solo artist in a number of bands like Circulatory System and The Music Tapes, has accused Neutral Milk Hotel’s Julian Koster.
In an Instagram post, Gallons wrote, back in 2000, when she was 15, she started a phone and email correspondence with Julian Koster and he told her she was his soulmate. According to her statement, Koster invited her to New York and Sexual Intercourse began as turned 16 later.
This is what we call “grooming,” she alleged. She further said that Julian Koster sexually assaulted her twice in 2005. While Koster wrote in his statement on Instagram that his relationship with Nesey gallons indeed transpired but denies all other allegations posed, about him.
Julian Koster alleged that had spouse and Nesey had been trying to coerce him to enter into a romantic relationship with them. In this context he wrote, “I have been the victim of intimidation, manipulation, and abuse by Nesey Gallons for many years.”
Anna covered an incident where Neutral Milk Hotel leader Jeff Magnum was aware about their sexual relationship but did not took any step to stop it. “Others close to him (actual adults, unlike myself, as I was still 16!) could have also acted on this information then. Why didn’t you, Jeff?”
She adds further saying, I will say that I have a lot of really loving and supportive folks, like the Harts, in the E6 camp. It was an open secret among many while others didn’t really know or weren’t sure what was happening. When things first transpired there was only one person who explicitly asked what was going on and received a direct and truthful answer back in April 2001, and that was Jeff.”
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Julian Koster clarified about the age gap between the two when they were dating and wrote, “Though this put her over Georgia’s legal age of consent when our relationship began, it was wrong to allow the relationship to happen at all and I’ve apologized to Nesey many times for that,” Koster writes. “I should have been more responsible about the age gap, but I deny all the other accusations she’s made.”
Following this, Julian Kostner wrote how he received thousands of threatening and manipulative messages from Nesey and her spouse, Paul Gallons. He wrote, “In these messages, they’ve demanded that I be in a romantic relationship with them, marry Nesey, move in with them away from my friends and family, finance their living expenses, and let them control me, emotionally, physically, and sexually. They have repeatedly threatened to harm me or themselves if I do not ‘obey’ them.”
Follow up comment to above post reads, “Additional info on some other occasion, I’ve got shows to play and, like, need some coffee, haha. But I will say that I have a lot of really loving and supportive folks, like the Harts, in the E6 camp. It was an open secret among many while others didn’t really know or weren’t sure what was happening.”
“When things first transpired there was only one person who explicitly asked what was going on and received a direct and truthful answer back in April 2001, and that was Jeff. Thanks to those of you offering warmth, it is appreciated, but the point of this is to find peace and move on. I’m so done with this nonsense, and ready start living.”
Later, Gallons posted two more posts on her Instagram furnishing more details about their relationship and mishappening. Below is the first one:
Julian Koster replied in a statement, “This is painful and scary to share. I have been the victim of intimidation, manipulation, and abuse by Nesey Gallons for many years. Nesey’s recent statements are part of a campaign against me, which is documented in thousands of disturbing, abusive, and obsessive messages, from both Nesey and her spouse Paul Gallons.”
“Nesey was a superfan of Elephant Six, as was her future spouse Paul, and Nesey moved to Athens, Georgia, to be closer to those bands. Nesey and I entered a consensual relationship in 2001, which continued until 2008. When the relationship began I was 28 and Nesey was 16, just before her 17th birthday.
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“Though this put her over Georgia’s legal age of consent when our relationship began, it was wrong to allow the relationship to happen at all and I’ve apologized to Nesey many times for that.I should have been more responsible about the age gap, but I deny all the other accusations she’s made. This relationship lasted on and off until 2008 when I realized I was trapped in an abusive relationship with her.”
“Anyone who knows me now or knew me then understands that I always try with all my heart to approach people with empathy and love, including Nesey, and over the last few years I’ve been working hard to build a friendship and to listen to her and acknowledge the pain that she feels. My efforts have been met with increasingly disturbing behavior on the part of both Nesey and Paul, including thousands of threatening and manipulative messages, which are meant to punish me for not agreeing to what they want.”
“In these messages, they’ve demanded that I be in a romantic relationship with them, marry Nesey, move in with them away from my friends and family, finance their living expenses, and let them control me, emotionally, physically, and sexually. They have repeatedly threatened to harm me or themselves if I do not “obey” them. I have lived in fear for years and I am no longer able to tolerate being abused and controlled.”
“I am seeking an order of protection against both Nesey and Paul. I’m grateful for my friends who know the truth and who continue to love and support me, and I’m now focused on staying safe from my abusers. These years have been so painful for everyone involved and I pray we can all find a way to find peace.”
