A civil suit against Earl, the team, and several other parties was filed on November 6, 2014. As of late December 2014, no criminal charges had been filed but the King County Prosecuting Attorney's office was reviewing the case. Earl denies the claims and says the dance team was going to be disbanded for financial reasons. The dance team's former co-captain obtained a sexual harassment protection order against Earl from King County Superior Court Judge Chad Allred on October 22. The dancers also claimed that the team had not paid them for their work. ![]() The planned "Ladies with Impact" dance team disbanded when several members resigned after alleging that Impact owner Dion Earl made sexual advances on them. ![]() With the league expansion and reorganization, the other Pacific teams for 2014–15 are California-based Ontario Fury, Sacramento Surge, San Diego Sockers, and Turlock Express plus the Las Vegas Legends. In May 2014, the Professional Arena Soccer League added six teams from the failed third incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League and reorganized as the Major Arena Soccer League. Two more losses on the road gave the team a combined 4–16 record and 5th place in the Pacific Division. While undefeated in their Western Indoor Soccer League, the Stars lost 4 straight in MASL play before beating the Turlock Express in February. In mid-January, the Impact folded and their position in the MASL was purchased by Lane Smith who used his own Tacoma Stars to fill out the season. These would prove the last wins for the Seattle franchise as they were followed by 8 consecutive losses amid growing turmoil off the field surrounding the team's owner, Dion Earl, as well as its financial struggles. ![]() On the field, the Impact lost their first two games then won their next three in a row.
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