Chase Matthew's bassist, Carsen Richards, was arrested after a concert on Saturday night, accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old autistic child.

The alleged incidents took place in December 2020 and December 2022 and were reported to police last November. A warrant was issued last Tuesday and police arrested Carsen on Saturday night. He was booked into the Daviess County Detention Centre and is being held on $75,000 cash bond. The alleged victim was 12 years old in 2020.

Responding to the charges, Chase Matthew wrote, "As of his arrest this past weekend, this individual was immediately removed from the band and is no longer associated with me or my team in any capacity. And I want to be very clear: I do not support or tolerate behaviour of this kind whatsoever."