(Phillips died in 2012.)
That lawsuit was later dropped.
Another ring boy sued in 1999; by all indications, that case was settled.
Vince and Linda McMahon in New York City in 2013.Andrew Toth/FilmMagic
However, he ignored all direct questions about what McMahon had reportedly told Mushnick in 1992.
This was the start of an escalating cycle of abuse, John Doe 1 alleges.
Phillips started grinding his genitals on the boys, and John Doe 1 could feel that Phillips was aroused.
John Doe 2, 13 at the time, met Phillips outside an arena in Massachusetts in 1984.
In this case, Doe alleges that Phillips didnt make much of an effort to groom him.
Phillips also put John Doe 2s feet near Phillips crotch, and it felt like he was sexually aroused.
Phillips also pressed his hands against the buttocks and groin area of John Doe 2.
John Doe 2 witnessed Phillips similarly abuse other young boys, the complaint adds after the photo.
He also alleges that Phillips took photos and videos of the abuse.
John Doe 3 was living in a foster home in Pennsylvania when he met Phillips in the early 1980s.
Phillips would pick him up and drive him to Hamburg, Pennsylvania where the WWE did tapings.
The next morning, Phillips drove him home and paid him for his ring crew work.
As with John Doe 2, he claims that Phillips shot photographs and videos of the abuse.
The witness adds that after Phillips would take the boys out, they sometimes returned drunk.
We would just sit on the corner and talk, and Im listening to them talk.
Im like, What the fuck?
During this encounter, Phillips also attempted to rape Doe.
Phillips also continued with his alleged modus operandi of using the boys feet to touch his genitals.
The complaint also describes an occasion where Phillips allegedly gave the boys beer and John Doe 4 passed out.
The WWE has spent the last few years mired in sexual misconduct scandals.
The Grant suit is currently paused as the Department of Justice investigates McMahon for potential related criminal charges.
Vince McMahon made sexual abuse and human trafficking a hallmark of WWEs culture for decades.
Survivors like Janel Grant and other former WWE employees deserve their day in court.
Update, Oct. 23, 6 p.m.: This story now includes a statement from Vince McMahons attorney.
