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In June, four women exposed a sexually inappropriate culture at Mastodonterne, leading to the chairman’s resignation and a demand for an explanation from Hillerød Municipality. Former members now criticize the report for being overly positive. Mastodonterne admits mistakes but denies distorting the truth.

Today, she can't even recognize the way her rape scene is described

Animation og collage: Tomas Østergren. Foto: Freepik / Texturelabs
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Revelations included massive drinking, strip games involving minors, and adult men engaging in sexual relations with teenage girls.

Mastodonterne was the country’s most successful amateur theater association in its heyday. However, several stories surfaced in June that led the Hillerød Municipality to threaten to withdraw financial support and terminate the lease on the association’s expensive villa.

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