D. Kane was part of my extended social circle for years. I know some of his ex-girlfriends. I will also admit to flirting with him and enjoying his attention. He plays the part of a sweet, damaged, faux-Dom very well; which appeals to some care-taker type people. He has also been known for finding young, inexperienced women and using them.
Second blog post (click) re: Old Oar House Irish Pub in Millville, NJ
Summary:
Removed from security at JME, Tanoshiicon, and DerpyCon due to inappropriate behavior;
Criminal record for "tampering with a witness, obstruction of justice and hindering the apprehension of another" (article 2009), charged with "third-degree witness tampering and third-degree hindering" (article 2009).
Known associations/locations:
Engaged (registry at TheKnot I'm not linking it here because his fiance has done nothing wrong)
Security at Purple Orchid
Hosts/ed a munch at Old Oar House in Millville, NJ
Millville, NJ; Sicklerville, NJ; Newark, DE; Claymont, DE; Thermal, CA; Harker Heights, TX; Wilmington, DE; Vineland, NJ; San Jose, CA
Comment from blog 1/26/18:
"I worked as security with Spawn and it was reported by me and others of Draven's conduct and use of the freight elevator. Draven was striped of his security status by Saturday afternoon and was no longer able to hold a staff position at any future events. Spawn and myself wanted him thrown out of the event but the powers that be (JME) can only make those decisions."
Comment from blog 1/9/20:
He's well known even into the Ohio burlesque community as a menace. He's been fired from at least 3 separately run events of varying varieties (Jeff Mach's events, Tanoshiicon in PA and Derpycon in NJ, to name just the recent ones). Derpycon fired him for sexually harassing a minor in 2018 when he was head of security, and even had it posted on their publicly viewable Facebook page under the reviews section (which of course they took down for potential legal reasons, because the con chair knew what Gilpatrick Matos was like).
Comment from blog 1/28/18:
In my personal experiences, he cannot be trusted. On multiple occasions he completely disregarded protocol, as well as insinuating that monogamy is stupid and I'm stupid in believing in it, as well as stupid for believing any male would be able to do such a thing.
He touched me multiple times in ways that "friends" do not touch other "friends." My s/o at the time had to physically remove draven hands off of me on multiple occasions, and not only at wicked. Whenever he was at an event that I was, i immediately stood next to the most intimidating person I could, even though I can defend myself. I did not trust him to be alone in a room with me.
I wish Skype still had our previous conversations, as well as another social media site. I've done everything I can to keep others from falling victim to him. He's definitely a sick guy. He can't be trusted with any kind of authority as his immediate response is to flaunt it and misuse it for his own benefit.
The 3rd year I went to wicked, I did not work it after the fiasco that I dealt with the second year I went. However draven was there. I can't recall when it happened (currently fighting the flu and I'm super groggy) but I do recall him being escorted out of the hotel by police, than hearing from a higher up that he got an underaged girl drunk, had sex with her while he had an std. I'm sure there's more to this story, but I did not ask for more details as I was already disgusted by the fact that he could get that low while his fiancee was also in the building. It turns out he was doing alot more stuff behind her back than she knew about.
He's dangerous, sick, and no one should ever trust him. The fact that he's coming to Jeff's aid just makes this whole situation all the worse.
Comment from blog 1/29/18:
Commenting on this as an ex who can relate sadly.
I sadly went through just about the same thing as others did and I suffer from it to this day. Draven Kane is a vile man indeed and will play victim so that he can make himself feel better and twist whatever story he has to just to get his way. I unfortunately was in a "one-sided" polyamorous relationship with him. I say one sided because that it what I felt. It felt like I wasnt allowed to search for friends or even other potential partners with out him blowing up and getting mad at me. I had to have an old partner and a dear friend come to my aid more than once because of it. He wasnt having it though. The worse thing that he did was meeting and "playing" with other females behind my back without my knowledge. That is where I drew the line and for the fact that I found out from other people really sent me over the edge.
As far as conventions go, derpy was a horrible mistake for me to get into for security. I am currently trying my hand at a different position to where I can bring my son and my s.o with me to feel even more comfortable. It is honestly sad when people cannot feel comfortable or even safe at conventions or events when things like this happen. I dont want anyone to feel like this at all and I want them to know to that if they see or feel like someone could be "dangerous" or even slightly "off", you turn the other way. Dont even try to confront because it will get messy.
Comment from blog 1/9/20
Can confirm that he was indeed fired from Derpycon, and other witnesses who knew the victim will and have come out about it on social media outlets before. Can also confirm what Kina Valdis stated above about their relationship, as I along with others witnessed this first hand, as well as the damage it caused to event reputations.
Seriously, if people want confirmation, I'd say to go talk to the Derpycon staff that used to work for the con prior to the year 2018, because you'll never get the con chair Anthony to publicly announce anything, and Derpycon seems to have a clause that keeps their employees and volunteer quiet, akin to an NDA of sorts.
Not sketchy at all.
Gilpatrick Matos (Draven's real name) claims to be a MANAGER at a strip club called JustEnuff Cabaret. I have a hard time believing that's true, but I'd highly recommend that anyone who has friends that are in Philly, especially as kinsters, dom(mes), exotic dancers and so on warn your friends and to have them warn their strip club management to be on the lookout for this guy, because he's not the kind of guy who is going to get hired anywhere else. With a background check, they'd toss him.