The situation of Ricky Martin It seems to get more complicated every day, because just a few days after he decided to file a million-dollar lawsuit against his nephew, who legally accused him of domestic violence, he now faces new accusations, this time for sexual assault.
Ricky was sued in a court of San Juan in his native Puerto Rico, and although the identity of the alleged victim has not been revealed, local media assure that it would be the same family member who, months ago, reversed the process he had started.
After the news was released, the lawyers of the interpreter of “Maria” have come to his defense, assuring that these new accusations are part of a pattern of harassment that Martin would have been facing for several weeks, in addition to being completely false: “These accusations are part of a pattern of harassment that occur in reaction to the artist’s claim to claim his name in the face of the false allegations against him”said Andreu Fuentes, part of the Puerto Rican legal team in a press release.
“These claims are grossly offensive and completely false and unrelated to reality”he added in writing.
Fuentes also pointed out that in the previous trial the same young man had admitted that Ricky had never attacked him in any other way, so the complaint would be based on events that never happened: “When this person made similar accusations in the past, his application for a protection order against the artist had to be withdrawn, especially since this person admitted under oath that Ricky Martin had never assaulted him in any way.”
He even recalled the history of mental illnesses that they claim the boy suffers from, so they recommended him to seek professional help: “This individual has a clear agenda that is the product of a diseased mind that clearly needs help”ends.
What is known so far?
The legal part of the singer assured that they will continue with the lawsuit, for 20 million dollars that has already been exposed, but about the case against sexual abuse that is coming up, few details are known.
He was a spokesman for the Police of Puerto Rico, Axel Valencia, who confirmed to Efeque There are extremely sensitive charges against Enrique Martin Morales, First name of the singer, but since it is a serious matter, the identity of the alleged affected cannot be revealed: “There is a complaint that was filed yesterday, in the afternoon, at the Río Piedras barracks by a victim who is an adult,” he explained.
Recall that in the lawsuit that was filed last June, the music star’s nephew assured that he had a sentimental and incestuous relationship with his uncle for several months and it was just when he decided to end the romance that Ricky would have taken a behavior that made you feel in danger; However, when they appeared in court, the young man asked that the case be dismissed, so it was filed and the singer had no major problems.