Vince McMahon and the WWE have been accused in a new lawsuit of knowing about and allowing the “rampant and open” sexual abuse of young boys by ringside announcer Melvin Phillips Jr. Phillips, who worked for the wrestling organization throughout the 1970s, 1980s and into the early 1990s, died in 2012.

A fresh round of allegations against former WWE CEO and patriarch Vince McMahon continue to not only underscore the broken culture that existed inside professional wrestling’s largest company, but also the stunning silence coming from those in positions of power now.

A group of five John Does is suing Vince McMahon, alleging that the former WWE boss knew about the serial abuse of underage boys by an employee and did nothing to stop it. Filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Wednesday,