Modest Mouse Guitarist Addresses Allegations Of Sending Inappropriate Messages To Minor

Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O'Connor has been accused of sending inappropriate messages to a minor. The allegations were made over the weekend on Reddit with screenshots showing the musician sending a sexually explicit meme and a suggestive message about the 16-year-old fan's "bikini pics." He has since acknowledged the allegations, saying he had mistaken the account for someone else.The screenshots show that O'Connor initiated the conversation with an image that read "SIMON calls your bluff BUZZ." The fan replied saying she assumed he was hacked, but that she loved his music. He answered, "Wish I was hacked just had a party night and looking at everything with one eye ya know." She then attempted to shut down the conversation, writing, "ohh boy get a good night of sleep." He replied, "But you did blindside me with a gaggle of likes and then very little intro besides bikini pics so we are both to blame." He then unsent the message, and sent another one that read, "I did it again."The fan explained on the Reddit thread that he'd also viewed her Instagram Story, which had a countdown to her 17th birthday. Here's what she wrote on Reddit:for context i am currently 17 years old but th...