Girls Gone Wild Employee Pleads Not Guilty in Sexual Assault

Early yesterday morning, a woman stopped a police car in Smithtown, Long Island, claiming she was sexually assaulted on a Girls Gone Wild bus. Police ended up arresting the GGW crew supervisor Matthew O'Sullivan and charging him with first degree sexual assault\.

Girls Gone Wild is currently looking for the wildest bars, and the crew had been filming a wet T-shirt contest at Nubar tavern. Apparently O'Sullivan asked a 20-year-old woman at the bar (not in the contest) to join him on the bus. From the NY Post:

"She went inside with this guy just to see what was going on and, subsequently, she was assaulted," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Robert Edwards, adding that other people were getting on and off the bus at the same time.

"It was short of a rape situation, but it was a sexual assault," Edwards said.

At O'Sullivan's arraignment yesterday, Suffolk County prosecutors said he and the victim started touching and kissing, which she had no problem with.

But things took a tawdry turn when he allegedly pulled down her shorts and underwear as he put his hands around her throat to keep her from running out.

The victim's friends came aboard the bus in time and saw her struggling with O'Sullivan. The victim flagged the police cruiser down while her friends called 911.

O'Sullivan pleaded not guilty and is being held on $100,000 bail or $200,000 bond. The bus was impounded. Another bar, The Crazy Donkey, where Girls Gone Wild had been taping on Monday, told Newsday they had no incidents.

Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Jen Chung in News on August 7, 2008 1:25 PM

Comments [rss]

Cee

OMG, Matthew is soooooooooo HOT !!! and he is young and yummy .. He would never force himself on any girl, its the other way around. I think he wasn't interested in her and she took revenge, and we all know the law is almost everytime on "an innocent" girl's side.

MATTHEW O' SULLIVAN RULE, HOT ASS .....

nygirl

this dude so isn't guilty. sounds like this girl went on the bus, did something she shouldn't have and maybe even got filmed... i would imagine that sort of thing happens on a GGW bus, no??? she then realized, oh no, what have i done?!?! What does she do, she makes a false claim against the guy... Any girl gettin on that bus must be a class-act but to falsely accuse someone for your idiocy - ugh! question is, where is this guy now and for sure, i agree - look at this dude, he doesn't need to force himself on women!

NannyState

Stepping on THIS bus is a consent for sex.

AHT

This guy is scum, and good for this woman. Stepping onto a bus is not consent for sex.

robingee

Surely there are plenty of WILLING, stupid drunk college girls for him to mess around with.

Brado

He's pretty cute. Why would he have to force himself on any of these whores?

Peter

how do they make so much money?

I'm guessing they lock you into buy their videos in their small print. so once you order one, you have to buy more.

I believe that's exactly it.

mocanlagunas

Maybe she thought it was a tour bus going to the zoo...

At least, was she hot?

Rocknrope

Lawyer: Miss, what was the name of the bus you were on?

Girl: girlsgonewild...

Lawyer: I beg your pardon, alittle louder please?

Girl: Girls Gone Wild.

Lawyer: Ah-huh. And so, were you in fact, a girl GOING WILD?!!

Girl: (SOB!)

Judge: Case Dismissed!

peanut100

really really bad judgment seems to have been a major factor with this one. but is it just me or does that guy look rape-y?

JacqueMehoff

how do they make so much money?

I'm guessing they lock you into buy their videos in their small print. so once you order one, you have to buy more.

zstone

I would love to see the Girls Gone Wild bus in an impound lot.

rdsizzle

Of course what this guy allegedly did was wrong and if so; he should be convicted. But girls, stay away from these turds if all you want to do is kiss....