A senior executive at Disney has been charged
with three felony counts of child sex abuse. Director of music at Disney,
Jon Heely was arrested on three counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child,
according to Variety.
Heeley, 58, of Santa Clarita is accused of abusing two
underage girls approximately ten years ago.
He was arrested on November 16 and released on $150,000
bail, Variety reported. According to an affidavit, one of the girls was
15-years old at the time of the alleged incident. The other victim was
allegedly abused over a four year span which started when she was 11.
Heeley pleads not guilty to the charges and vehemently
denies the accusations, his lawyer told Variety.
Disney said it acted swiftly and suspended Heeley upon
learning of the accusations late Friday.
'Immediately upon learning of this situation tonight, he has
been suspended without pay until the matter is resolved by the courts,' a Disney
spokesperson said.
Heely, who oversees the licensing of music from Disney
films, faces just over nine years in prison if convicted of the charges.
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