Lawsuit filed after fights at 2022 Steve-O show in Kelowna – Kelowna News

A lawsuit was filed following a violent night at the Steve-O show in Kelowna in October 2022, but the alleged assault victim had great difficulty locating the woman she believed hit her.

The comedy show on October 28, 2022 at the Kelowna Community Theatre got off to a rocky start: Even before Steve-O took the stage, fists were flying in the audience.

Last spring, Cassandra Molnar filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Kelowna, the event's organizer, the security company responsible for the show, two unidentified people working as security guards and an unidentified person who punched her after she said she was struck on the back of the head “suddenly and without warning” while seated at the show.

The lawsuit states that Molnar acted “reasonably and prudently” at all times.

Molnar says she suffered a concussion in the alleged attack, as well as “mild traumatic brain injury,” cuts and bruises.

“[Molnar] has suffered and continues to suffer pain as a result of the injuries, requires ongoing treatment, and will have a disability resulting in a loss of enjoyment of life,” the statement of claim states.

A video of the event shows several people fighting in the audience before the Steve O show. One woman told Castanet that she and her sister-in-law left the show to go to the hospital after they were attacked.

On July 30, Molnar amended her civil complaint and named the woman she allegedly hit during the altercation. However, it is not clear how the alleged attacker was identified.

Cpl. Michael Gauthier of the Kelowna RCMP told Castanet that a report to the Crown Attorney was submitted to the British Columbia Prosecution Service in connection with the incident at the show, but the prosecution service never filed charges.

In a previous court document, Molnar described her lawyer's extensive efforts to track down the woman. Between January 2023 and March 2024, she regularly contacted Kelowna RCMP to learn the suspect's name. However, because no charges were ever filed, police did not release the woman's name.

But now Molnar believes she has found the woman responsible. Tracking her down was no easy feat. In a motion she filed last week, Molnar is asking the court to allow her to serve her lawsuit on the woman through her Instagram and Facebook accounts, through her aunt's email, and through text messages to her ex-girlfriend.

In the motion, Molnar's attorney states that they determined the woman's address using real estate and land registry searches and searched her social media accounts for clues about where she lived.

The attorney's investigator was able to locate the woman's ex-girlfriend, who said she did not know where the woman lived now and had not had contact with her since November 2023. The investigator was also able to locate the woman's aunt, but the aunt did not respond to her calls.

The investigator last sent messages to the woman's Instagram and Facebook accounts on August 23, but received no response.

Given the extensive efforts Molnar and her attorney have made to locate the woman, they have asked the court to allow the unusual method of serving the lawsuit through social media and through the woman's ex-girlfriend and aunt.

In her lawsuit, Molnar alleges that the City of Kelowna, the Kelowna Community Theatre, show promoter Diamond Mine Agency and Securiguard Services Limited all acted negligently by allowing the alleged attack to occur.

All defendants, except the woman alleged to be responsible for the attack, have been served with the lawsuit, but none have yet filed a response.