Ben Ray, founder of the long-running UK rock and alternative event Slam Dunk Festival, has been publicly accused of sexual assault by British showgirl and actress Jenny Miller.
Miller posted a lengthy statement to her Instagram and Facebook accounts alleging that Ray assaulted her on multiple occasions. She also claimed one incident occurred while she was losing consciousness after consuming cocaine she says Ray provided.
Miller wrote:
“This man sexually assaulted me multiple times on separate occasions and raped me while I was passing out from the coke he provided me.
I am in the process of pressing charges against him for all the trauma he gave me. He was my friend and I trusted him. He would pay me to dance for him coz he was stripper-obsessed and I was broke, but the rules are do not touch me ever. When I was passing out, begging him to stop and get off me, he pulled my knickers to the side and went down on me. I wasn’t strong enough to get him off of me.
I would tell him repeated to get the fuck off me and he wouldn’t and then he would try harder.
The man is vile. I told his wife, now ex-wife, what he did to me and what he was doing behind her back. She was doing IVF at the time to try and have his babies.
I became close friends with him in the strip club because he was offering me a job to work for him as a stripper at his festival for rockstars in the VIP and he wanted to open his own strip club. He also knew a lot of my friends in bands so I trusted him, but he’s a predator and rapist and everyone should know.”
In addition to the written statement, Miller also shared screenshots of what appeared to be text messages between herself and Ray. In the alleged exchange, Ray reportedly said he had “no anger left” toward Miller after she informed his then-wife about the accusations. The authenticity and date of the messages have not been independently verified.
As of press time, Ray has not publicly responded to the allegations.
Founded in 2006, Slam Dunk Festival has become one of the UK’s leading rock, punk, emo, and hardcore festivals. Previous editions have featured artists including Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Turnstile, Every Time I Die, All Time Low, and The Amity Affliction.
The 2026 installment remains scheduled for next month, with Good Charlotte, Knocked Loose, Sublime, and Taking Back Sunday among the announced acts.
Further developments are expected if legal action is formally filed or a public response is issued.
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