I was molested by Peter Sklar when I was a little girl. I was "scouted" through my dance studio. I went to his home to stay for a few days with other young girls staying there. I was molested several times during my stay in his home.your daughter to meet with this child molester.
He represents himself as well connected and reputable in the industry which as an adult I don't believe. He's not an agent or a casting director. Now living and working in Hollywood, I've never heard of a reputable scout for actors.
I didn't say anything to my parents at the time. Years later I reported it to a counselor. The counselor encouraged me to report it to the police which I did. These stories are true of him isolating young women and molesting them. Please do not send
This is a horrifying story. If what you alledge is true, this man is
sick and needs to be put away so he won't destroy other girls lives.
Too bad your parents talked you out of pressing charges. If my child
told me this story I would go straight to the authorities, proof or not.
SinginDiva17 wrote:
I was a student at Beginning's last summer.
I wanted to tell you...please, PLEASE have NOTHING to do with it >whatsoever.
Let me tell you about my experience.
I'll get the lighter stuff out of the way first. The cabins were
infested with
spiders, and either freezing cold or extremly hot. You were given 3
minutes in
the shower. You got very little sleep at night. Meals were terrible. I >totally
agree with eating healthy...I eat tofu, drink soy and rice milk, eat >organic
food, and eat soy nuts, etc. I eat very healthily normally. The food
here was
pure CRAP. Lunch would be... one piece of soggy spelt bread. With a
piece of
plain tofu, plain lettuce, and a lot of raw onions on top. You were
made to
eat the entire thing. And maybe some slightly rotton mixed greens
with no
dressing would be served. Or maybe overdone, slimy roasted peppers
filled with
tofu that made many kids sick and throw up, yet forced to eat the
entire thing.
I threw up and was accused of being bulimic, which I am most
definently NOT.
And lets talk about the classes. NOTHING like advertised. Basically
you took
beginner's acting classes and improv classes. Broadway Vocals was
terrible. We
sang together like a chorus. Half the kids could barely sing. There
was no
piano accompianment. You were grouped by age,and not by talent. There
was no
film acting. No commerical acting. No audition preperation classes.
You all
basically took the same kind of classes. Beginniners classes. I have
done
several professional musicals, taken 6 years of vocal training, and 9 >years of
acting training and found the classes to be extremely basic. When I >mentioned
this I was told "you're nothing spectacular. just stick with the
classes". The
chaperones were not friendly and nice. In fact they were insensitive
and seemed
more wrapped up in themselves than the campers. And the off-Broadway >showcase...very few agents attended. Not one person I know out of
either session (which is very many) got representation or auditions.
I haven't yet started with the bad things yet. Peter sexually harrased
me and 4
other girls. He made me come to his cabin, away from the main camp
part. He
made me go inside alone even though I didn't want to. He began to hug
me,
stroke my face and hair, touch my behind, and knead my shoulders. I >shrugged
him away and tried to leave but he wouldn't let me. He called me "his
baby
girl" and "baby" and "my sweet baby who wants to be loved". He said
"I'll be
your daddy, baby". These innapropriate behaviors continued throughout
camp. In
front of people it just looked like affection. They couldn't hear his >whispers
and didn't see that when his arm was around my shoulders...it would
drop lower.
I was terrified of what was happening. I couldn't talk to anyone. I
tried to
talk to my chaperone's. They did not care. I basically suffered in
silence
until another girl came forward. Apparently Peter had been doing the
same thing
to her. I did the same, and told the owner of the camp ground he
rents. I was
promised he would know nothing about anything I said. The girl who
spoke out
went home. That was not an option for me since I live so far away.
Everything went fine until we were in the theatre in the morning
before the off-
Broadway showcase. Peter stood up and said that he had some unpleasant >business
to bring up. He made me and 2 other girls stand up in front of
everyone. He
said, "These girls are liars. They have been spreading lies about me
and
frightening the other students." He said "They are poiseners. They
have lied
about me. Don't believe any of it. We will be putting them in a place
where
they can tell each other their stories and they can spread their lies
to each
other." He then put us in a tiny room backstage with orders not to
leave.
Every once in a while a chaperone would come back to take us to the >bathroom. I
was scared because I am claustrophobic. I was hyperventilating and
dizzy. Mr.
Sklar did not even bother to check and see if we were ok.
We were completly isolated from the other campers. Even the chaperones
were
given orders not to talk to us. After several hours, one of the girls
went out
to tell Mr. Sklar that I was sick. I felt sick and was dizzy and
having trouble
breathing. We had opened the door a crack so it wasn't as bad but it
was still
very small and closed in. He moved us up to another room upstairs
that was
bigger, and I felt better then. I got a chance to talk to the other
girls, all
who had similar stories about what he said or did. People said we were >lying,
and no one believed us. But I have to ask...why would 5
girls...(including the
girl who left earlier and a girl I knew in the past who went) want to
lie about
something as serious as this? We had absolutely no motive! None of us
were
upset with Mr. Sklar in any way. Also, 3 of the girls were older. I
had not
talked to them at all before this, yet we had basically the same
stories as to
what was said or done!
After 10 hours of being completly isolated with each other (1 girl
left at
early showcase), we were finally let go. I told my parents what
happened. They
wanted to press charges but unfortunatly I had no proof of what had >happened.
No addresses of the other girls or anything. We went around and told
some of
the places he had visited in the area what had happened. Hopefully
this will
not happen to girls around this area again. And hopefully my sharing
my story
with you will prevent this from happening to someone you know or your >children. I have known people who have gone there and loved it. Then
there are
people like me who become his victims. I have undergone therapy since
this
experience. I have nightmares about him all the time. I am taking a
self
defense class so that if this happens again I will be able to protect >myself. I
am just begging you...tell everyone you know about this. Please.
Hey guys! How did you find me? I definitely have a lot to say on the matter and would love to get a list of the dance studios he is visiting in the near future to see how we forewarn them.
Madeline who posted already emailed the dance studios and received no response.
On Monday, February 11, 2002 at 1:00:12 AM UTC-5, Mary Smith wrote:
This is a horrifying story. If what you alledge is true, this man is
sick and needs to be put away so he won't destroy other girls lives.
Too bad your parents talked you out of pressing charges. If my child told me this story I would go straight to the authorities, proof or not.
SinginDiva17 wrote:
I was a student at Beginning's last summer.
I wanted to tell you...please, PLEASE have NOTHING to do with it >whatsoever.
Let me tell you about my experience.
I'll get the lighter stuff out of the way first. The cabins were
infested with
spiders, and either freezing cold or extremly hot. You were given 3 >minutes in
the shower. You got very little sleep at night. Meals were terrible. I >totally
agree with eating healthy...I eat tofu, drink soy and rice milk, eat >organic
food, and eat soy nuts, etc. I eat very healthily normally. The food
here was
pure CRAP. Lunch would be... one piece of soggy spelt bread. With a
piece of
plain tofu, plain lettuce, and a lot of raw onions on top. You were
made to
eat the entire thing. And maybe some slightly rotton mixed greens
with no
dressing would be served. Or maybe overdone, slimy roasted peppers >filled with
tofu that made many kids sick and throw up, yet forced to eat the
entire thing.
I threw up and was accused of being bulimic, which I am most
definently NOT.
And lets talk about the classes. NOTHING like advertised. Basically
you took
beginner's acting classes and improv classes. Broadway Vocals was >terrible. We
sang together like a chorus. Half the kids could barely sing. There
was no
piano accompianment. You were grouped by age,and not by talent. There
was no
film acting. No commerical acting. No audition preperation classes.
You all
basically took the same kind of classes. Beginniners classes. I have
done
several professional musicals, taken 6 years of vocal training, and 9 >years of
acting training and found the classes to be extremely basic. When I >mentioned
this I was told "you're nothing spectacular. just stick with the >classes". The
chaperones were not friendly and nice. In fact they were insensitive
and seemed
more wrapped up in themselves than the campers. And the off-Broadway >showcase...very few agents attended. Not one person I know out of
either session (which is very many) got representation or auditions.
I haven't yet started with the bad things yet. Peter sexually harrased
me and 4
other girls. He made me come to his cabin, away from the main camp
part. He
made me go inside alone even though I didn't want to. He began to hug >me,
stroke my face and hair, touch my behind, and knead my shoulders. I >shrugged
him away and tried to leave but he wouldn't let me. He called me "his >baby
girl" and "baby" and "my sweet baby who wants to be loved". He said
"I'll be
your daddy, baby". These innapropriate behaviors continued throughout >camp. In
front of people it just looked like affection. They couldn't hear his >whispers
and didn't see that when his arm was around my shoulders...it would
drop lower.
I was terrified of what was happening. I couldn't talk to anyone. I
tried to
talk to my chaperone's. They did not care. I basically suffered in >silence
until another girl came forward. Apparently Peter had been doing the
same thing
to her. I did the same, and told the owner of the camp ground he
rents. I was
promised he would know nothing about anything I said. The girl who
spoke out
went home. That was not an option for me since I live so far away.
Everything went fine until we were in the theatre in the morning
before the off-
Broadway showcase. Peter stood up and said that he had some unpleasant >business
to bring up. He made me and 2 other girls stand up in front of
everyone. He
said, "These girls are liars. They have been spreading lies about me
and
frightening the other students." He said "They are poiseners. They
have lied
about me. Don't believe any of it. We will be putting them in a place >where
they can tell each other their stories and they can spread their lies
to each
other." He then put us in a tiny room backstage with orders not to >leave.
Every once in a while a chaperone would come back to take us to the >bathroom. I
was scared because I am claustrophobic. I was hyperventilating and >dizzy. Mr.
Sklar did not even bother to check and see if we were ok.
We were completly isolated from the other campers. Even the chaperones >were
given orders not to talk to us. After several hours, one of the girls >went out
to tell Mr. Sklar that I was sick. I felt sick and was dizzy and
having trouble
breathing. We had opened the door a crack so it wasn't as bad but it
was still
very small and closed in. He moved us up to another room upstairs
that was
bigger, and I felt better then. I got a chance to talk to the other >girls, all
who had similar stories about what he said or did. People said we were >lying,
and no one believed us. But I have to ask...why would 5 >girls...(including the
girl who left earlier and a girl I knew in the past who went) want to
lie about
something as serious as this? We had absolutely no motive! None of us >were
upset with Mr. Sklar in any way. Also, 3 of the girls were older. I
had not
talked to them at all before this, yet we had basically the same
stories as to
what was said or done!
After 10 hours of being completly isolated with each other (1 girl
left at
early showcase), we were finally let go. I told my parents what
happened. They
wanted to press charges but unfortunatly I had no proof of what had >happened.
No addresses of the other girls or anything. We went around and told >some of
the places he had visited in the area what had happened. Hopefully
this will
not happen to girls around this area again. And hopefully my sharing
my story
with you will prevent this from happening to someone you know or your >children. I have known people who have gone there and loved it. Then >there are
people like me who become his victims. I have undergone therapy since >this
experience. I have nightmares about him all the time. I am taking a
self
defense class so that if this happens again I will be able to protect >myself. I
am just begging you...tell everyone you know about this. Please.
Hey guys! How did you find me? I definitely have a lot to say on the matter and would love to get a list of the dance studios he is visiting in the near future to see how we forewarn them.
On Monday, February 11, 2002 at 1:00:12 AM UTC-5, Mary Smith wrote:
This is a horrifying story. If what you alledge is true, this man is
sick and needs to be put away so he won't destroy other girls lives.
Too bad your parents talked you out of pressing charges. If my child told me this story I would go straight to the authorities, proof or not.
SinginDiva17 wrote:
I was a student at Beginning's last summer.
I wanted to tell you...please, PLEASE have NOTHING to do with it >whatsoever.
Let me tell you about my experience.
I'll get the lighter stuff out of the way first. The cabins were
infested with
spiders, and either freezing cold or extremly hot. You were given 3 >minutes in
the shower. You got very little sleep at night. Meals were terrible. I >totally
agree with eating healthy...I eat tofu, drink soy and rice milk, eat >organic
food, and eat soy nuts, etc. I eat very healthily normally. The food
here was
pure CRAP. Lunch would be... one piece of soggy spelt bread. With a
piece of
plain tofu, plain lettuce, and a lot of raw onions on top. You were
made to
eat the entire thing. And maybe some slightly rotton mixed greens
with no
dressing would be served. Or maybe overdone, slimy roasted peppers >filled with
tofu that made many kids sick and throw up, yet forced to eat the
entire thing.
I threw up and was accused of being bulimic, which I am most
definently NOT.
And lets talk about the classes. NOTHING like advertised. Basically
you took
beginner's acting classes and improv classes. Broadway Vocals was >terrible. We
sang together like a chorus. Half the kids could barely sing. There
was no
piano accompianment. You were grouped by age,and not by talent. There
was no
film acting. No commerical acting. No audition preperation classes.
You all
basically took the same kind of classes. Beginniners classes. I have
done
several professional musicals, taken 6 years of vocal training, and 9 >years of
acting training and found the classes to be extremely basic. When I >mentioned
this I was told "you're nothing spectacular. just stick with the >classes". The
chaperones were not friendly and nice. In fact they were insensitive
and seemed
more wrapped up in themselves than the campers. And the off-Broadway >showcase...very few agents attended. Not one person I know out of
either session (which is very many) got representation or auditions.
I haven't yet started with the bad things yet. Peter sexually harrased
me and 4
other girls. He made me come to his cabin, away from the main camp
part. He
made me go inside alone even though I didn't want to. He began to hug >me,
stroke my face and hair, touch my behind, and knead my shoulders. I >shrugged
him away and tried to leave but he wouldn't let me. He called me "his >baby
girl" and "baby" and "my sweet baby who wants to be loved". He said
"I'll be
your daddy, baby". These innapropriate behaviors continued throughout >camp. In
front of people it just looked like affection. They couldn't hear his >whispers
and didn't see that when his arm was around my shoulders...it would
drop lower.
I was terrified of what was happening. I couldn't talk to anyone. I
tried to
talk to my chaperone's. They did not care. I basically suffered in >silence
until another girl came forward. Apparently Peter had been doing the
same thing
to her. I did the same, and told the owner of the camp ground he
rents. I was
promised he would know nothing about anything I said. The girl who
spoke out
went home. That was not an option for me since I live so far away.
Everything went fine until we were in the theatre in the morning
before the off-
Broadway showcase. Peter stood up and said that he had some unpleasant >business
to bring up. He made me and 2 other girls stand up in front of
everyone. He
said, "These girls are liars. They have been spreading lies about me
and
frightening the other students." He said "They are poiseners. They
have lied
about me. Don't believe any of it. We will be putting them in a place >where
they can tell each other their stories and they can spread their lies
to each
other." He then put us in a tiny room backstage with orders not to >leave.
Every once in a while a chaperone would come back to take us to the >bathroom. I
was scared because I am claustrophobic. I was hyperventilating and >dizzy. Mr.
Sklar did not even bother to check and see if we were ok.
We were completly isolated from the other campers. Even the chaperones >were
given orders not to talk to us. After several hours, one of the girls >went out
to tell Mr. Sklar that I was sick. I felt sick and was dizzy and
having trouble
breathing. We had opened the door a crack so it wasn't as bad but it
was still
very small and closed in. He moved us up to another room upstairs
that was
bigger, and I felt better then. I got a chance to talk to the other >girls, all
who had similar stories about what he said or did. People said we were >lying,
and no one believed us. But I have to ask...why would 5 >girls...(including the
girl who left earlier and a girl I knew in the past who went) want to
lie about
something as serious as this? We had absolutely no motive! None of us >were
upset with Mr. Sklar in any way. Also, 3 of the girls were older. I
had not
talked to them at all before this, yet we had basically the same
stories as to
what was said or done!
After 10 hours of being completly isolated with each other (1 girl
left at
early showcase), we were finally let go. I told my parents what
happened. They
wanted to press charges but unfortunatly I had no proof of what had >happened.
No addresses of the other girls or anything. We went around and told >some of
the places he had visited in the area what had happened. Hopefully
this will
not happen to girls around this area again. And hopefully my sharing
my story
with you will prevent this from happening to someone you know or your >children. I have known people who have gone there and loved it. Then >there are
people like me who become his victims. I have undergone therapy since >this
experience. I have nightmares about him all the time. I am taking a
self
defense class so that if this happens again I will be able to protect >myself. I
am just begging you...tell everyone you know about this. Please.
This is almost exactly what happened to me when I went to stay at his home with other young women for acting training. The Me Too movement also triggered my memories of the molestation so I looked online to see if I could find other accounts of sexualabuse by Peter. I was horrified to find he is still holding workshops and recruiting more female children to assault. I filed a police report against him in 2002 but obviously has not ended his contact with children. Please do not send your children
This is a horrifying story. If what you alledge is true, this man is
sick and needs to be put away so he won't destroy other girls lives.
Too bad your parents talked you out of pressing charges. If my child
told me this story I would go straight to the authorities, proof or not.
SinginDiva17 wrote:
I was a student at Beginning's last summer.
I wanted to tell you...please, PLEASE have NOTHING to do with it >whatsoever.
Let me tell you about my experience.
I'll get the lighter stuff out of the way first. The cabins were
infested with
spiders, and either freezing cold or extremly hot. You were given 3
minutes in
the shower. You got very little sleep at night. Meals were terrible. I >totally
agree with eating healthy...I eat tofu, drink soy and rice milk, eat >organic
food, and eat soy nuts, etc. I eat very healthily normally. The food
here was
pure CRAP. Lunch would be... one piece of soggy spelt bread. With a
piece of
plain tofu, plain lettuce, and a lot of raw onions on top. You were
made to
eat the entire thing. And maybe some slightly rotton mixed greens
with no
dressing would be served. Or maybe overdone, slimy roasted peppers
filled with
tofu that made many kids sick and throw up, yet forced to eat the
entire thing.
I threw up and was accused of being bulimic, which I am most
definently NOT.
And lets talk about the classes. NOTHING like advertised. Basically
you took
beginner's acting classes and improv classes. Broadway Vocals was
terrible. We
sang together like a chorus. Half the kids could barely sing. There
was no
piano accompianment. You were grouped by age,and not by talent. There
was no
film acting. No commerical acting. No audition preperation classes.
You all
basically took the same kind of classes. Beginniners classes. I have
done
several professional musicals, taken 6 years of vocal training, and 9 >years of
acting training and found the classes to be extremely basic. When I >mentioned
this I was told "you're nothing spectacular. just stick with the
classes". The
chaperones were not friendly and nice. In fact they were insensitive
and seemed
more wrapped up in themselves than the campers. And the off-Broadway >showcase...very few agents attended. Not one person I know out of
either session (which is very many) got representation or auditions.
I haven't yet started with the bad things yet. Peter sexually harrased
me and 4
other girls. He made me come to his cabin, away from the main camp
part. He
made me go inside alone even though I didn't want to. He began to hug
me,
stroke my face and hair, touch my behind, and knead my shoulders. I >shrugged
him away and tried to leave but he wouldn't let me. He called me "his
baby
girl" and "baby" and "my sweet baby who wants to be loved". He said
"I'll be
your daddy, baby". These innapropriate behaviors continued throughout
camp. In
front of people it just looked like affection. They couldn't hear his >whispers
and didn't see that when his arm was around my shoulders...it would
drop lower.
I was terrified of what was happening. I couldn't talk to anyone. I
tried to
talk to my chaperone's. They did not care. I basically suffered in
silence
until another girl came forward. Apparently Peter had been doing the
same thing
to her. I did the same, and told the owner of the camp ground he
rents. I was
promised he would know nothing about anything I said. The girl who
spoke out
went home. That was not an option for me since I live so far away.
Everything went fine until we were in the theatre in the morning
before the off-
Broadway showcase. Peter stood up and said that he had some unpleasant >business
to bring up. He made me and 2 other girls stand up in front of
everyone. He
said, "These girls are liars. They have been spreading lies about me
and
frightening the other students." He said "They are poiseners. They
have lied
about me. Don't believe any of it. We will be putting them in a place
where
they can tell each other their stories and they can spread their lies
to each
other." He then put us in a tiny room backstage with orders not to
leave.
Every once in a while a chaperone would come back to take us to the >bathroom. I
was scared because I am claustrophobic. I was hyperventilating and
dizzy. Mr.
Sklar did not even bother to check and see if we were ok.
We were completly isolated from the other campers. Even the chaperones
were
given orders not to talk to us. After several hours, one of the girls
went out
to tell Mr. Sklar that I was sick. I felt sick and was dizzy and
having trouble
breathing. We had opened the door a crack so it wasn't as bad but it
was still
very small and closed in. He moved us up to another room upstairs
that was
bigger, and I felt better then. I got a chance to talk to the other
girls, all
who had similar stories about what he said or did. People said we were >lying,
and no one believed us. But I have to ask...why would 5
girls...(including the
girl who left earlier and a girl I knew in the past who went) want to
lie about
something as serious as this? We had absolutely no motive! None of us
were
upset with Mr. Sklar in any way. Also, 3 of the girls were older. I
had not
talked to them at all before this, yet we had basically the same
stories as to
what was said or done!
After 10 hours of being completly isolated with each other (1 girl
left at
early showcase), we were finally let go. I told my parents what
happened. They
wanted to press charges but unfortunatly I had no proof of what had >happened.
No addresses of the other girls or anything. We went around and told
some of
the places he had visited in the area what had happened. Hopefully
this will
not happen to girls around this area again. And hopefully my sharing
my story
with you will prevent this from happening to someone you know or your >children. I have known people who have gone there and loved it. Then
there are
people like me who become his victims. I have undergone therapy since
this
experience. I have nightmares about him all the time. I am taking a
self
defense class so that if this happens again I will be able to protect >myself. I
am just begging you...tell everyone you know about this. Please.
On Monday, February 11, 2002 at 12:00:12 AM UTC-6, Mary Smith wrote:
This is a horrifying story. If what you alledge is true, this man is
sick and needs to be put away so he won't destroy other girls lives.
Too bad your parents talked you out of pressing charges. If my child
told me this story I would go straight to the authorities, proof or not.
SinginDiva17 wrote:
I was a student at Beginning's last summer.
I wanted to tell you...please, PLEASE have NOTHING to do with it
whatsoever.
Let me tell you about my experience.
I'll get the lighter stuff out of the way first. The cabins were
infested with
spiders, and either freezing cold or extremly hot. You were given 3
minutes in
the shower. You got very little sleep at night. Meals were terrible. I
totally
agree with eating healthy...I eat tofu, drink soy and rice milk, eat
organic
food, and eat soy nuts, etc. I eat very healthily normally. The food
here was
pure CRAP. Lunch would be... one piece of soggy spelt bread. With a
piece of
plain tofu, plain lettuce, and a lot of raw onions on top. You were
made to
eat the entire thing. And maybe some slightly rotton mixed greens
with no
dressing would be served. Or maybe overdone, slimy roasted peppers
filled with
tofu that made many kids sick and throw up, yet forced to eat the
entire thing.
I threw up and was accused of being bulimic, which I am most
definently NOT.
And lets talk about the classes. NOTHING like advertised. Basically
you took
beginner's acting classes and improv classes. Broadway Vocals was
terrible. We
sang together like a chorus. Half the kids could barely sing. There
was no
piano accompianment. You were grouped by age,and not by talent. There
was no
film acting. No commerical acting. No audition preperation classes.
You all
basically took the same kind of classes. Beginniners classes. I have
done
several professional musicals, taken 6 years of vocal training, and 9
years of
acting training and found the classes to be extremely basic. When I
mentioned
this I was told "you're nothing spectacular. just stick with the
classes". The
chaperones were not friendly and nice. In fact they were insensitive
and seemed
more wrapped up in themselves than the campers. And the off-Broadway
showcase...very few agents attended. Not one person I know out of
either session (which is very many) got representation or auditions.
I haven't yet started with the bad things yet. Peter sexually harrased
me and 4
other girls. He made me come to his cabin, away from the main camp
part. He
made me go inside alone even though I didn't want to. He began to hug
me,
stroke my face and hair, touch my behind, and knead my shoulders. I
shrugged
him away and tried to leave but he wouldn't let me. He called me "his
baby
girl" and "baby" and "my sweet baby who wants to be loved". He said
"I'll be
your daddy, baby". These innapropriate behaviors continued throughout
camp. In
front of people it just looked like affection. They couldn't hear his
whispers
and didn't see that when his arm was around my shoulders...it would
drop lower.
I was terrified of what was happening. I couldn't talk to anyone. I
tried to
talk to my chaperone's. They did not care. I basically suffered in
silence
until another girl came forward. Apparently Peter had been doing the
same thing
to her. I did the same, and told the owner of the camp ground he
rents. I was
promised he would know nothing about anything I said. The girl who
spoke out
went home. That was not an option for me since I live so far away.
Everything went fine until we were in the theatre in the morning
before the off-
Broadway showcase. Peter stood up and said that he had some unpleasant
business
to bring up. He made me and 2 other girls stand up in front of
everyone. He
said, "These girls are liars. They have been spreading lies about me
and
frightening the other students." He said "They are poiseners. They
have lied
about me. Don't believe any of it. We will be putting them in a place
where
they can tell each other their stories and they can spread their lies
to each
other." He then put us in a tiny room backstage with orders not to
leave.
Every once in a while a chaperone would come back to take us to the
bathroom. I
was scared because I am claustrophobic. I was hyperventilating and
dizzy. Mr.
Sklar did not even bother to check and see if we were ok.
We were completly isolated from the other campers. Even the chaperones
were
given orders not to talk to us. After several hours, one of the girls
went out
to tell Mr. Sklar that I was sick. I felt sick and was dizzy and
having trouble
breathing. We had opened the door a crack so it wasn't as bad but it
was still
very small and closed in. He moved us up to another room upstairs
that was
bigger, and I felt better then. I got a chance to talk to the other
girls, all
who had similar stories about what he said or did. People said we were
lying,
and no one believed us. But I have to ask...why would 5
girls...(including the
girl who left earlier and a girl I knew in the past who went) want to
lie about
something as serious as this? We had absolutely no motive! None of us
were
upset with Mr. Sklar in any way. Also, 3 of the girls were older. I
had not
talked to them at all before this, yet we had basically the same
stories as to
what was said or done!
After 10 hours of being completly isolated with each other (1 girl
left at
early showcase), we were finally let go. I told my parents what
happened. They
wanted to press charges but unfortunatly I had no proof of what had
happened.
No addresses of the other girls or anything. We went around and told
some of
the places he had visited in the area what had happened. Hopefully
this will
not happen to girls around this area again. And hopefully my sharing
my story
with you will prevent this from happening to someone you know or your
children. I have known people who have gone there and loved it. Then
there are
people like me who become his victims. I have undergone therapy since
this
experience. I have nightmares about him all the time. I am taking a
self
defense class so that if this happens again I will be able to protect
myself. I
am just begging you...tell everyone you know about this. Please.
Thank you all for commenting! I am not a victim, but I know about this dude and he's got to be stopped. Please send stories to Ronan Farrow, who broke the Weinstein story: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com
Peter, we all saw the post by “Marion McCartney” came from your email address (along with your photo). Interesting you weren’t with yourself “24/7” though.
At what point do you stop and realize that pretty much the only negativity that exists about Peter Sklar is on this thread and that you’re a part of it. At what point do you realize that if you research Peter Sklar in an intelligent way, rather thantrolling gossip boards like this for dirt, virtually ALL of the commentary you’ll find is positive. I’m so sick of reading the anonymous fiction about Peter that continually feeds on itself here, from the exact same small handful of anonymous people.
anywhere else, you’ll quickly realize how off-the-mark the negativity is here. Try it and see.
Here's my point: the folly of reading anonymous message forums like this is it's so easy to swallow without question all things negative, and attack the motives and identity of anything that rises in defense. Open your eyes. If you look virtually
At what point do you stop and realize that pretty much the only negativity that exists about Peter Sklar is on this thread and that you’re a part of it. At what point do you realize that if you research Peter Sklar in an intelligent way, rather thantrolling gossip boards like this for dirt, virtually ALL of the commentary you’ll find is positive. I’m so sick of reading the anonymous fiction about Peter that continually feeds on itself here, from the exact same small handful of anonymous people.
anywhere else, you’ll quickly realize how off-the-mark the negativity is here. Try it and see.
Here's my point: the folly of reading anonymous message forums like this is it's so easy to swallow without question all things negative, and attack the motives and identity of anything that rises in defense. Open your eyes. If you look virtually
We need to keep posting about Peter. He is a pervert and a pedophile. I posted a negative review about the Beginnings Workshop on Google Reviews, and my review was deleted. I posted it again, and again it was deleted. Now you can't post any reviews atall about the Beginnings Workshop. Peter works overtime to make sure no one finds out about the pervert that he is. Keep talking. Keep posting.
What year were you there? I visited his home in 2003 and the details you've shared sound very familiar to me.
Madeline I'm so so sorry for what you had to go through.have I gone with a boyfriend.
I was sexually abused for years by someone employed by Peter. A former teacher at beginnings. I also had an inappropriate and uneasy conversation with Peter, at 13 being asked what I was wearing, if I can keep a secret, if I had a boyfriend, how far
I would love to connect with you. I've been searching proof of abuse within beginnings and with my abusers "friends" for years.
Please email me cskmalone@gmail.com
On Friday, December 7, 2018 at 5:31:14 PM UTC-5, cskar...@gmail.com wrote:have I gone with a boyfriend.
Madeline I'm so so sorry for what you had to go through.
I was sexually abused for years by someone employed by Peter. A former teacher at beginnings. I also had an inappropriate and uneasy conversation with Peter, at 13 being asked what I was wearing, if I can keep a secret, if I had a boyfriend, how far
left with lingering uncomfortable memories of time spent with Peter Sklar. This is what I remember.I would love to connect with you. I've been searching proof of abuse within beginnings and with my abusers "friends" for years.
Please email me cskm...@gmail.comHi there,
I relate so much to many stories being shared here, so I thought I would chime in with my own experience. I too did an out of the blue google search, after some reflection due to the MeToo movement and out of curiosity to see if anyone else has been
I met Peter around 2003 when he came to my dance studio. After his presentation, I was invited to attend his summer-camp style Beginnings Workshop. He also invited me, along with one other girl, to attend acting workshops at his home in New York onweekends. There were maybe 3 or so other girls at his home during those workshops as well. I remember we all slept on the floor together in a room in sleeping bags. I was young, I think about 13 and desperately wanted to be a performer so I did not see
I can't remember how my involvement with him ended or why I stopped going. But it's only recently looking back through my now 31 year old eyes that I can see how inappropriate this behavior is. Thank you for opening me up to share my experience!
On Friday, February 18, 2022 at 2:56:34 PM UTC-6, Kristen Frick wrote:far have I gone with a boyfriend.
On Friday, December 7, 2018 at 5:31:14 PM UTC-5, cskar...@gmail.com wrote:
Madeline I'm so so sorry for what you had to go through.
I was sexually abused for years by someone employed by Peter. A former teacher at beginnings. I also had an inappropriate and uneasy conversation with Peter, at 13 being asked what I was wearing, if I can keep a secret, if I had a boyfriend, how
left with lingering uncomfortable memories of time spent with Peter Sklar. This is what I remember.I would love to connect with you. I've been searching proof of abuse within beginnings and with my abusers "friends" for years.
Please email me cskm...@gmail.comHi there,
I relate so much to many stories being shared here, so I thought I would chime in with my own experience. I too did an out of the blue google search, after some reflection due to the MeToo movement and out of curiosity to see if anyone else has been
weekends. There were maybe 3 or so other girls at his home during those workshops as well. I remember we all slept on the floor together in a room in sleeping bags. I was young, I think about 13 and desperately wanted to be a performer so I did not seeI met Peter around 2003 when he came to my dance studio. After his presentation, I was invited to attend his summer-camp style Beginnings Workshop. He also invited me, along with one other girl, to attend acting workshops at his home in New York on
I can't remember how my involvement with him ended or why I stopped going. But it's only recently looking back through my now 31 year old eyes that I can see how inappropriate this behavior is. Thank you for opening me up to share my experience!
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