Sonic Mania Opening Composer Accused Of Grooming And Abuse
Kevin Villecco, one of the two composers who created the opening music for Sonic Mania, has been accused of grooming and abusing his ex-wife. Fellow composer Evelyn Rivera shared her allegations in a Dropbox document, saying she was 15 at the time she and Villecco started their relationship in 2015, while he was 24.
In the document, Rivera shares screenshots of apparent conversations between her and Villecco, showing that he was aware that she was underage when they started talking. Regardless, he allegedly coerced her into leaving her family to live with him, alienating her from her family and friends, and abusing her.
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Villecco is best known for being part of the musical duo Hyper Potions. They composed the track "Friends", which was used in both Sonic Mania's opening cinematic, and the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog movie. They had also worked on tracks that appeared in Sonic Boom, Team Sonic Racing, and promotional material for Sonic Origins.
However, he is now at the centre of abuse allegations. Rivera starts her account of events from the beginning, first explaining how she and Villecco got together when she was underage.
"Kevin would then go on to tell me that he wanted to marry me, and told me that he had sexual dreams about me," says Rivera. "It made me uncomfortable, but I really believed that he loved me, so in my mind, it couldn’t have been wrong."
Rivera then says that her mother found out about the relationship and tried to separate them.
"She had contacted the police and tried to get law enforcement involved, but they didn’t do anything," Rivera alleges. "We started messaging each other using secret accounts and Snapchats, and he would encourage me to
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