Gerald Santos, emosyonal na inamin ang naranasan umano sa kamay ng musical director noong 15 siya
- Gerald Santos emotionally spoke during the senate hearing investigating the cases of sexual abuse in the entertainment industry
- Santos claimed that he was raped by a former musical director of a television network
- The alleged incident happened when the singer was only 15 years old
- He said he opted to keep mum about it for 19 years because of fear
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Gerald Santos emotionally claimed that he was raped by a former musical director of a television network.
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The singer publicly admitted the alleged incident for the first time during the hearing of the Senate committee on public information and mass media which is investigating the cases of sexual abuse in the entertainment industry.
“Ako po ay hindi po na-harass, hindi po na-abuse… Ako ay na-rape po. Na-rape po ako, your honor,” the singer aired.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada later asked Gerald, “There are a lot of definitions of rape. How did you say it was rape?”
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To which the singer responded, “Handa po akong ikwento dito ang nangyari, pero ako po ay natatakot na baka po ako ay balikan ng mga taong ito.”
According to Santos, he suffered the sexual abuse at the hands of the unnamed musical director when he was just 15. However, he kept mum about it because of fear.
“For 19 years kineep ko lamang ito dahil sa takot ko nga po, sa kahihiyan.”
He likewise opened up, “Hiyang-hiya po talaga ako lalo na noon dahil ‘yung grupo na nasa loob ay parang dini-dismiss lang nila ‘yung sinabi ko, na parang mag-move on ka na lang kasi kalakaran ‘yan dito.”
Gerald Santos is a well-known singer, actor, and performer in the Philippines. His popularity began when he won the second season of the reality talent show "Pinoy Pop Superstar" in 2006.
Earlier, Gerald Santos expressed support for Sandro Muhlach. The singer also revealed that he once experienced a similar situation. Gerald hopes that Sandro will get the justice he never attained before.
In a related report, Sandro and Niño Muhlach have formally filed a complaint before the Department of Justice. On Monday, the actors filed a complaint of rape through sexual assault. According to an ABS-CBN News report, the complaint is against GMA independent contractors Jojo Nones and Richard Cruz.
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