The Killers' legal team found no evidence to support sexual misconduct claims against touring crew

Last week, a legal representative for The Killers confirmed that the team would be "conducting a thorough investigation into past and present tour staff" after a Twitter user called Chez Cherrie, a former sound engineer, reposted a blog post from 2018 titled "Dressing Room A".

The Killers' legal team shared a new statement about the investigation with the BBC yesterday (3 August). They revealed that the "accusations of sexual misconduct and a sexual assault backstage... were discovered to be entirely unfounded."

According to the legal team, Chez Cherrie "received much of the information she shared from a second or third hand source", and apparently confirmed that she "did not witness the alleged events herself."

The team did confirm that they were able to "establish that a former front of house (FOH) Engineer for the band - who was responsible to direct the audio crew and therefore one of her superiors - was a problematic workmate." They added, "He was identified by several of the crew in attendance as such and it was confirmed that his treatment of others on the tour was frequently deemed unfair by those who witnessed it." The legal team also confirmed that the FOH engineer was fired from the touring crew in 2013.

Staff of the venue where the incident reportedly happened also confirmed "that dressing rooms are not, and have never been, labeled alphabetically, and at that time the dressing rooms were interconnected and without doors."

The alleged victim told the legal team that they weren't left in the dressing rooms, "The guest in question confirmed that she and her friend were backstage after the show, did not witness any 'train' or 'line up,' nor were they left behind in the dressing rooms at the venue."

The Killers' legal team added that they "were unable to find any corroboration whatsoever of a sexual assault at the Milwaukee venue. They [The Killers] request that if there is anyone with corroborating information of an event as described in the allegation to please contact them. Privacy will be respected." The representatives also revealed that The Killers "believe there should always be an easy way to report a situation that is concerning to anyone on the road with them, no matter their status or how briefly they are joining for. They expressed regret that the temporary crew member was made to feel unsafe and bullied during her brief time with the band and understand that it is not always feasible for touring crew to raise concerns with their immediate superiors."

In light of the allegations, The Killers have said they plan to set up an "off-site independent HR contact to call to report concerns of any nature, anonymously if they wish."

Chez Cherrie has since responded to the statement on Twitter. She writes that she has "conflicted feelings" about the statement, but is grateful that the band had "taken my experience seriously". She also revealed she's "beyond relieved" they've been able to find the alleged victim, who "is reportedly fine".