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Mike Fuentes (musician)
Michael Christopher Fuentes (born December 14, 1984) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder and former drummer for the post-hardcore San Diego based band Pierce the Veil,[1][2] which he co-founded alongside his older brother Vic Fuentes in 2006.[3] Fuentes was the percussionist of the supergroup Isles & Glaciers. He had more recently began a hip-hop solo project under the stage name MikeyWhiskeyHands in which he raps on instrumentals produced by Pierce the Veil's bassist Jaime Preciado. Fuentes signed to Velocity Records in March 2012.[4] Both brothers attended Mission Bay Senior High School. Mike graduated with the Class of 2003, where he was also voted "Most Likely To Be Famous" in the yearbook that year.[5] DiscographyBefore Today
Pierce the Veil
Isles and Glaciers
as MikeyWhiskeyHands
Sexual misconduct allegationsIn mid-November 2017, Fuentes was accused of statutory rape and soliciting nude photos via AOL by a minor over several years roughly a decade prior; the pair initiated contact on social media before meeting for the first time at a club in Anaheim, California, when Fuentes was 24 and the girl was a minor of 16. The girl stated they had sex after meeting again at a later concert performance. She admitted to hiding her real age from him in her allegations. The alleged relationship lasted until she became an adult, turning 18.[6] A second woman has accused him of sexual misconduct, specifically for requesting nude pictures from her when she was 15.[7] The band replied to these accusations in mid December. On December 16, 2017, Fuentes responded to the allegations and stated that he was taking a break from Pierce the Veil.[8][9] His brother Vic Fuentes later clarified that Mike Fuentes had not been part of the band since 2017, and that he would not be featured on their next album.[10] References
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