Former Child Star Raquel Lee Files Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Disney

Former child star Raquel Lee Bolleau has filed a civil negligence lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, alleging that she was sexually assaulted while working on the 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie The Poof Point when she was 14 years old.

 

The lawsuit alleges that an “on-set, adult, middle-aged, male employee of Disney who was involved in the filming of the movie repeatedly raped, sexually assaulted, sexually abused and sexually harassed” the young actress “for weeks”.

 

He also allegedly supplied her with alcohol, leaving Bolleau “exhausted, often intoxicated, hungover or vomiting on set”. The then-teenager was allegedly told by both Disney and the film’s director, Neal Israel, to “bond with, get close to and trust” the man, according to the legal documents.

 

“Disney authorised sexual harassment on set, permitting sexualised jokes, commentary, fondling and excessive touching,” the lawsuit states. “The Disney employee regularly made sexually explicit jokes and comments on the set of a children’s film and in the presence of children. No one from Disney even attempted to curb his inappropriate and sexualised remarks.”

 

Bolleau starred alongside Tahj Mowry in The Poof Point. She was also known for voicing Nubia on The Proud Family and its recently concluded sequel series, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, as well as appearing in the first season of Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show.

 

In 2024, she appeared in the explosive docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, in which she detailed her troubled experiences while working on The Amanda Show.

 

“Over the last decade, countless child actors have come forward to bravely share their experiences of abuse by adults in entertainment,” Bolleau’s lawyers said in a statement.

 

“As former government prosecutors, our message to the entertainment industry is simple: This conduct is inexcusable, and those involved — directly or indirectly — must be held accountable,” they added.

 

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