Former Disney Channel child star Raquel Lee Bolleau has sued The Walt Disney Company, alleging that a male employee repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was filming the 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie The Poof Point at age 14.
Bolleau, who performed under the name Raquel Lee, filed the civil negligence complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court on August 21. The employee is not named in the lawsuit, and the allegations have not been adjudicated.
According to PEOPLE’s account of the complaint, Bolleau alleges that the employee supplied her with alcohol and assaulted her multiple times while the production was in Salt Lake City, then assaulted her again during a flight back to California.
The lawsuit accuses Disney of failing to supervise and protect Bolleau despite alleged warning signs that something was wrong. Disney had not publicly responded to the complaint when the latest reports were published.
The Complaint Says the Employee Targeted Bolleau in Front of the Crew
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The filing describes the alleged assailant as an adult, middle-aged male Disney employee involved in the production. Bolleau claims Disney personnel encouraged her to spend time and “bond” with him and that she was separated from her on-set guardian for most of the workday without adequate supervision.
She alleges that the employee made sexually explicit remarks about her body, used hugs to get close to her and whispered comments in her ear while cast and crew members were nearby. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the complaint claims some of the conduct occurred “in plain view” and could have been heard by sound technicians monitoring the cast’s microphones.
Bolleau Says Disney Blamed Her After Her Behavior Changed
Bolleau alleges that her physical condition, behavior and performance changed markedly after the abuse began. According to the complaint, adults working on the movie saw a previously prepared and energetic child performer become exhausted, sick and increasingly unable to remember her lines.
Bolleau claims Disney executives blamed her. The complaint alleges that she was described as “out of control” and accused of needing Jesus and having “a demon inside her.” It further alleges that adults blamed the 14-year-old for sexual activity involving a crew member.
The filing says Disney threatened to cancel, and ultimately did cancel, another role that had been planned for Bolleau. It accuses the company of failing to investigate what was happening while focusing instead on her deteriorating performance and behavior.
Her attorneys, Douglas Wigdor and Jane Kim, told PEOPLE that adults who abuse child performers and those who enable that conduct must be held accountable.
She Previously Said the Entertainment Industry Had Hurt Her Since Childhood
Bolleau appeared in the 2024 Investigation Discovery docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, where she discussed her experiences as a young performer on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show.
After Quiet on Set aired, Bolleau criticized how the documentary’s producers handled her participation, saying she had not been adequately prepared for how emotionally difficult revisiting that period would be. She also objected to being left out of a follow-up panel involving other former child performers.
“This industry has done nothing but hurt me left and right since I was a child,” she said in the April 2024 social-media video covered by Vulture.
Bolleau’s professional relationship with Disney continued after The Poof Point. She voiced Nubia Gross on the original The Proud Family, which aired from 2001 to 2005, and later reprised the character in the Disney+ revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. The revival debuted in 2022 and returned for its fourth and final season in July 2026.
The Lawsuit Seeks Unspecified Damages and a Jury Trial
USA TODAY reported that Bolleau’s complaint accuses Disney of negligence and argues that the environment surrounding the production was not safe for children.
She is seeking damages for alleged economic losses and emotional distress, as well as punitive damages, attorneys’ fees and other costs. The complaint does not specify a total amount, and Bolleau has requested a jury trial. The complaint is a civil filing, and none of its allegations has yet been established as fact by a court.
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