Tony Maestracci is a Venezuelan musician and former drummer of the Venezuelan rock band Tomates Fritos for fourteen years. In 2013 he participated in the concert ''Locos Por La Paz'' (Crazy for the Peace) in the BOD Cultural Center, in Caracas, where the National Network of Youth and Children Orchestras,

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela ( es, Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela) is a Venezuelan orchestra. Named after the Venezuelan national hero Simón Bolívar, it is the apex of the nation's system of youth orches ...

, Rock & MAU and other musicians played together. In April 2021 several allegations of sexual abuse were made public against musicians and artists in Venezuela, including Maestracci. Tony responded to the allegations, denying them. Afterwards, Tomates Fritos informed about the resignation of the drummer. On 28 April, the Public Ministry of Venezuela announced that it would open an investigation against Maestracci for the allegations of sexual abuse, along with fellow musician

Alejandro Sojo Alejandro Sojo is a Venezuelan musician and former singer of the Venezuelan rock band . Los Colores band was formed in Caracas in 2011 and started to receive recognition after participating Nuevas Bandas Festival in 2012, an event whose goal is ...

and poet

Willy Mckey Willy Joseph Madrid Lira (11 September 198029 April 2021), known professionally as Willy Mckey, was a Venezuelan poet and writer. Throughout his career, he won several awards, including Fundarte Prize and the Rafael Cadenas National Young Poetry C ...

. On 25 May the Public Ministry issued an arrest warrant against both Tony Maestracci and Sojo.

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