The widow and stepson of the late pro-wrestler known as Hulk Hogan are facing lawsuits from two young women who claim they were physically assaulted while attending a party at the widow’s Clearwater home.
One of the women claims the stepson, Hayden Hitt, attacked her during the March 28 party. In a separate suit, a different female who was a minor at the time, says Hitt stood guard while another male at the party sexually battered her.
The person accused of sexual battery also is a defendant in the lawsuit, which lists him as John B. Doe. His parents are also listed as defendants and not named.
Both suits claim Hitt’s mother, Melanie Sky Daily Bollea, provided alcohol for the party. She was married to Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, when he died last year.
Both women bringing the lawsuits say they were under the drinking age at the time of the party.
The two cases were filed in Pinellas County Thursday. One has a single plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, who alleges Bollea “has been known” to provide alcohol to minors and tried to groom her into joining the Church of Scientology, which has its international spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. She claims Hitt physically attacked her at the March house party.
The second lawsuit also does not name the plaintiffs. They are identified as Jane A. Doe and Jane B. Doe. They allege Jane B. Doe was sexually assaulted and battered at the same party.
Both filings request a jury trial. The Tampa Bay Times called and texted a phone number listed for Bollea in state voting records, but did not receive a response. The Times was unable to locate contact information for Hitt.
The first lawsuit claims Jane Doe met Hitt on social media in 2025 while she was a minor and in guardianship, after losing one of her parents and having “issues” with the other.
According to the lawsuit, Bollea used alcohol and other conduct to groom Jane Doe into joining Scientology. The suit claims Bollea is a high-ranking member.
The lawsuit said that Jane Doe’s relationship with Hitt was “mentally and physically abusive,” and on several occasions Hitt physically attacked her, sometimes while under the influence of alcohol Bollea gave him. Hitt’s age is not listed in the suit.
Bollea allowed Jane Doe to move into her home in Clearwater, according to the lawsuit, which she alleges was part of the effort to groom her to join the church. Jane Doe was enrolled in Florida Virtual School, which provides online public education. But the young woman said Bollea said she should attend the Applied Scholastics Online Academy, which is a homeschooling program for members of the church, the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit includes text messages between Jane Doe and Bollea, which show Bollea sending Jane Doe a picture of her teaching identification card for the Applied Scholastics Online Academy.
“The assertion that Melanie Sky Daily Bollea is, or ever was, a high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology is categorically false,” church spokesperson Sarah Heller said in a statement. “She holds no position in the Church.”
Heller said Applied Scholastics is secular and independent and participating in its programs doesn’t “signify religious affiliation” with the church. Heller said the church doesn’t have any involvement in the matters alleged.
The night of the party, Bollea attended a Real American Wrestling event in Tampa, according to both lawsuits.
In Jane Doe’s lawsuit, she says she told Bollea about the incident with Hitt, writing in a text message that “he had came up to me and he shoved me all the way from the door into the clothes rack and I fell.”
“I’m sorry he’s acting out,” Bollea responded via text, according to screenshots attached to the lawsuit. “Now is not the time to talk sense always wait till the morning.”
Jane Doe called police, according to the lawsuit, which claims Bollea then kicked her out of the home. The lawsuit also includes messages between Hitt and Jane Doe. He begged her to delete her text messages and not press charges, the lawsuit states.
Jane Doe alleges in the lawsuit that after trying to press charges with the Clearwater Police Department, they “had quietly and quickly closed” the case.
In a statement released Saturday, the Clearwater Police Department said it began an investigation in March into allegations made after a party that happened on Devon Drive on Clearwater Beach.
After Clearwater detectives investigated the case, they referred it to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office for potential prosecution.
“The case is not closed; media reports indicating that are inaccurate,” the statement said.
In the second lawsuit, Jane A. Doe, on behalf of Jane B. Doe, alleges that her daughter was sexually battered at the same house party.
Hitt advertised the party in a group chat, saying Jane B. Doe would be present and was “free p—y,” according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit says defendant John B. Doe then gave Jane B. Doe a Four Loko alcoholic beverage, and Jane B. Doe began to lose consciousness.
The lawsuit alleges John B. Doe raped Jane B. Doe for several hours — with and without a condom — while Hitt guarded the bedroom. The lawsuit argues John B. Doe’s parents are also liable for their son’s actions.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office performed a rape kit examination on Jane B. Doe, according to the lawsuit. It does not provide additional information on the conclusion of the examination.
