{"id":259344,"date":"2026-08-24T16:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/raquel-lee-bolleau-sues-disney-alleges-she-was-plied-with-alcohol-and-raped-as-a-14-year-old-child-star\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:16:33","slug":"raquel-lee-bolleau-sues-disney-alleges-she-was-plied-with-alcohol-and-raped-as-a-14-year-old-child-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/raquel-lee-bolleau-sues-disney-alleges-she-was-plied-with-alcohol-and-raped-as-a-14-year-old-child-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Raquel Lee Bolleau Sues Disney, Alleges She Was Plied with Alcohol and Raped as a 14-Year-Old Child Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/dan-schneider-responds-quiet-on-set-docuseries-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">child actor<\/a> Raquel Lee Bolleau is suing Disney.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit accuses the company of negligence.<\/p>\n<p>Raquel says that she was plied with alcohol and repeatedly raped at 14.<\/p>\n<p>She is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Raquel Lee in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-561705 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0824_raquellee_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Raquel Lee Bolleau attends New York Magazine\u2019s Vulture Festival 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for VOX Media)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-please-be-warned-that-these-allegations-are-haunting\">Please be warned that these allegations are haunting<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/24\/raquel-lee-sues-disney-alleged-sexual-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a> <\/em>obtained a copy of Raquel\u2019s lawsuit, in which she lays out her claims against Disney.<\/p>\n<p>She says that Disney staffers instructed her to \u201cbond\u201d with an unnamed employee when she went to film <em>The Poof Point<\/em>, a Disney Channel original, in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit says that the man gave her alcohol in his Utah hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly insisted that she later return alone. By this point, she was heavily intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>This, Raquel says, is when the man raped her for the first time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:5ldkg26osbcsbbktk4n6kfr3\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mtpscqooau22\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreice2v3pgzwlukmrd5jgfj2an5y6axfcu6iqi6rtukxgklhmgycs2a\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"\">In a new court filing, the former child actress Raquel Lee alleges she was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted by a Disney worker during production of The Poof Point, a 2001 Disney Channel original movie. The suit, which doesn\u2019t name the perpetrator, accuses the studio of negligence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:5ldkg26osbcsbbktk4n6kfr3\/post\/3mtpscqooau22?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hollywood Reporter (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:5ldkg26osbcsbbktk4n6kfr3?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thr.com<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:5ldkg26osbcsbbktk4n6kfr3\/post\/3mtpscqooau22?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 22, 2026 at 11:00 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Raquel, the sexual abuse against her continued during production of <em>The Poof Point<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>She says that members of the production crew saw her showing up sick and vomiting.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Raquel also smelled like alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her being only 14 years old at the time, no one stepped in.<\/p>\n<p>Even on the flight back to California, Raquel says, the man sexually assaulted her again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"Djk0FKcEOzc\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Djk0FKcEOzc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Show Star Raquel Lee Bolleau Blasts Quiet on Set Docuseries | E! News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Djk0FKcEOzc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Show Star Raquel Lee Bolleau Blasts Quiet on Set Docuseries | E! News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Amanda Show Star Raquel Lee Bolleau Blasts Quiet on Set Docuseries | E! News\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-s-suing-for-negligence-and-seeking-unspecified-damages\">She\u2019s suing for negligence and seeking unspecified damages<\/h2>\n<p>According to Raquel, the effects of the sexual abuse and being plied with alcohol at such a young age were immediately apparent.<\/p>\n<p>This all impacted both her behavior and her performance in the Disney Channel original film.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Raquel\u2019s lawsuit alleges that higher-ups at Disney blamed her for being \u201cout of control\u201d instead of looking into why that might be.<\/p>\n<p>Raquel says that the trauma cut short her acting career \u2014 and inflicted decades of emotional and psychological harm.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s suing Disney for negligence, seeking unspecified damages while saying that the company failed to properly screen its hires and supervise its employees \u2014 and she\u2019s paying the price.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"lTE7PkmDzpY\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lTE7PkmDzpY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Poof Point DCOM promo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lTE7PkmDzpY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Poof Point DCOM promo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: The Poof Point DCOM promo\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>The Poof Point<\/em> was one of a series of child-friendly family films featuring everyday life with one single science fiction element that drove the plot.<\/p>\n<p>(There were, memorably, a bunch of \u201csmart house\u201d style films at the time.)<\/p>\n<p>The premise of this film was mental age-regression caused by time machine that a dog accidentally sabotaged. <\/p>\n<p>Not necessarily in the <em>absolute cinema<\/em> category, but part of what helped make Disney a family entertainment powerhouse beyond the big branded films. It was a precursor to the <em>Hannah Montana<\/em> and <em>Wizards of Waverly Place<\/em> era.<\/p>\n<p>We are heartbroken to read this description of Raquel\u2019s experiences. Though there should probably not be such a thing as \u201cchild stars,\u201d any child actors should (and must) be protected.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/raquel-lee-disney-lawsuit-csa-the-poof-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Former child actor Raquel Lee Bolleau is suing Disney. The lawsuit accuses the company of negligence. Raquel says that she was plied with alcohol and repeatedly raped at 14. She is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages. Raquel Lee Bolleau attends New York Magazine\u2019s Vulture Festival 2022. 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