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In a two-part video released on YouTube, former B2K member Raz-B has accused Chris Stokes, his cousin and B2K's founder and former manager, of molestation.
Raz-B, real name D'Mario Monte Thornton, alleges that Stokes molested him and insinuates that he may have done so to the rest of the group.
Stokes formed B2K in 2001. Other B2K members included Lil Fizz, J-Boog, and Omarion.
In the shocking video, Raz-B is seen speaking to two people from his cell phone, one identified as Michael Houston, the father of Marques Houston, and a woman name Danielle Houston, identified as Marques Houston's older sister.
Raz-B says he was 11 and 12 years old when the alleged abuse, took place. "It started one day with Chris Stokes," Raz-B said while on the phone with Danielle Houston. "He said, 'Let me touch it.'"
At one point, Raz-B says on the phone with the female identified as Danielle Houston, that things went further.
"If you continuing to fu@#$ with this nigga, you must like it," the woman on the other line said.
"Yeah, somebody must liked it," Raz-B said. "I'll tell you I didn't like it, I'll tell you my a$% hurt."
"I'm not trying to seek revenge," Raz-B added. "I'm letting it be known. I'm not lying about a muthaf**kin' thing. . . I'm calling ya'll [the Houston family] out of respect."
In a part 2 video, Raz-B's brother, Ricardo Thornton, a.k.a. Ricky Romance tells his side of things. "Molestation type of s#$% happened to me. Chris made me take showers with other boys," Ricky Romance said. "So all that little s$%# my brother was introduced to, that s#$% was brought to me first. And I blocked that s@#$ out because I wasn't with it. I kind of knew what was going on over there but I took my brother to Chris and I didn't protect him like I should had. He molested my muthaf@#$%n' brother and he molested me."
At one point of the video, Ricky is on the phone with a man identified as Chris Stokes. Says the man, "I don't do that no more. . . I just don't do that in my life no more. If you were around me now, you'd go, 'What? That's not my cousin."
Stokes released a statement to VIBE, denying the abuse:
"The accusations that Demario 'Raz B' Thorton and Ricardo Thorton have made are vehemently false and hold no merit. I have recently stopped financially supporting both individuals along with assisting them with their criminal and legal matters which leads me to believe they are resentful and looking to benefit financially from this. My family is my first priority and the reason why I have been so supportive of them. In bringing these false claims, they have not only slandered me, they have also put me in a position to ensure that the truth is known and I will take all legal routes to protect myself, my family and my four children."
