Child Rape In Hollywood Has Reached Breaking Point

Shia LaBeouf has been a Hollywood figure since he first appeared on the Disney Channel show Even Stevens as a young boy. Shia transferred flawlessly into more adult roles, including the horror film Disturbia and starring alongside Megan Fox in Michael Bay's Transformers. The actor's personal life, however, is much more disheartening. In 2014, LaBeouf claimed that a woman raped him during an art installation called #IAMSORRY. Shia has had a few run ins with the law, including an incident involving him driving while intoxicated, one involving him threatening a neighbor with a knife, and various disorderly conduct incidents. Most recently, on Thursday, he was charged with assault after an incident at an anti-Trump rally.

Raped As A Youngster?

At an early age, LaBeouf states to have accompanied his father, Jeffrey, to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He has stated that his parents were an odd, hippy couple. Later, his father was placed in rehab for heroin addiction. LaBoeuf doesn't speak often about his time growing up, but maintained a close relationship with his father.

Many A-listers in Hollywood have rumors circling around them regarding pedophilia. In 1981, Jeffrey LaBeouf was jailed for the attempted rape of a minor. He was subsequently placed on the Megan's Law website as a sex offender. That listing has since been removed. Jeffrey LaBeouf has also been charged with kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon, and accused of sexually harassing a girl on the set of the show Even Stevens.

Shia's upbringing certainly seems to have been unorthodox and riddled with various types of abuse. According to a statement from LaBeouf, his father, a Vietnam War veteran, once held a gun to his head in an apparent PTSD related flashback. Children growing up in the Hollywood environment frequently turn into adults with deep seeded issues, and Shia is far from the exception. He has a long road to recovery ahead of him, and will hopefully find peace with his inner demons, rather than succumb to them.