Gloria Trevi Responds to Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allegations – Billboard

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Gloria Trevi denies allegations in a recently filed sex lawsuit that claims she and her former producer Sergio Andrade ‘groomed’ and ‘exploited’ two underage girls in the 1990s.

“My words are for anyone who may have seen recent allegations about me but don’t know the background and my story,” the Mexican pop star began in a statement posted to his social media accounts on January 6. and sexual abuse is one of the worst things that can happen to a human being. I say it, and I know it, because I am a survivor. And my heart goes out to anyone like me who has ever experienced any type of abuse.

“But I will not remain silent as I am unjustly accused of crimes I did not commit. These false charges, which were first leveled against me 25 years ago, have been tried in various courts and, in any case, I have been fully and totally acquitted,” she continued. “For those old refuted claims to resurface now is extremely painful for me and my entire family. The charges were false when they were made and remain false today.

The new civil lawsuit was filed Dec. 30 in Los Angeles County. In the suit, which was obtained by Billboard, two Jane Does allege the Mexican pop star and Andrade “groomed” and “exploited” them when they were 13 and 15. The 30-page lawsuit – which does not specifically name Trevi or Andrade, although the timeline and album details mentioned make it clear that they are the defendants – also includes allegations of sexual abuse and harassment and/or aggression in childhood.

In the 90s, Trevi was one of the biggest Latin pop stars in the world, but her glittering career came to a halt in 1999 when criminal complaints were filed against her and Andrade. The complaints accused them of corruption of minors, kidnappings and rapes. Trevi fled to Brazil, where she was captured and arrested, and the singer was held behind bars for almost five years. In 2004, a Mexican court acquitted the pop star and found her not guilty of charges of rape, kidnapping and corruption of minors.

She has maintained her innocence ever since, which she discussed in her January 6 statement. “A trial court carefully considered all of the evidence during a legal process that spanned nearly 5 years, and they ruled in my favor,” Trevi wrote. “The verdict was upheld on appeal. That’s why I filed a lawsuit in the United States to expose and hold accountable anyone who tries to defame me.

The singer concluded, “I will continue to move forward and work for justice in this case – and I will do so knowing the truth is on my side.”

Trevi previously discussed the impact of the 1999 allegations on her livelihood in a September 2022 interview with Billboard. “I felt like I had lost my career,” she said at the time. “But I kept a positive attitude and believed in myself. You can lose a battle but not the war, and that mindset was very consistent in me.

The same year she was released from prison, Trevi published Cómo Nace el Universo, which was written while incarcerated, and spoke about her time behind bars. The album reached number two on the Latin Pop Albums chart and number four on the Top Latin Albums.

Read Trevi’s full statement — which she shared in Spanish and English — below.

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