Halloween 2018 was over days ago, but the troubles of the area's first R-rated haunted attraction continue.

Springfield Police said Friday that they are still looking into complaints filed by at least two patrons of the Akron Fright Fest who complained they were forcibly grabbed and touched in a sexual manner.

The haunted houses at Melanie Lake at Kim Tam Park came under fire last month after allegations were raised that some of actors were overly aggressive and performed mock rapes on some patrons, who complained that they were thrown onto makeshift beds made out of plywood and held against their will.

An Akron couple, Ryan Carr and Sarah Lelonek, filed a lawsuit on Halloween against the attraction that included several different themed haunted houses on Canton Road. The lawsuit listed the park's owner Jeremy Caudill and eight others connected to the business.

While all the haunted houses billed that actors would touch patrons, two required waivers because participants would be placed in restraints and possibly be force-fed, have their clothing ripped, socks shoved in their mouths and even eyebrows shaved off.

The Akron couple who filed the lawsuit did not pay the extra fee for the waiver houses.

After the mock rape claims surfaced, Caudill said he parted ways with the attraction's initial scaremaster and several actors, and promised to tone down the sexual overtures in the attractions.

The Akron Fright Fest ended its inaugural season early and did not open last weekend as planned after Caudill's wife, Melanie, who had battled cancer, entered hospice. She passed away Sunday, and her funeral was Thursday.

Springfield Police Sgt. Eric East said the department's detective bureau is still looking into the matter and still has yet to talk to some potential witnesses.

"The interview process [is taking] a little more time because some of the parties live outside of our area and are requiring us to track them down for interviews," East said.

Craig Webb can be reached at cwebb@thebeaconjournal.com or 330-996-3547.