Den före detta lättvikts och welterviktmästaren B.J. Penn har det senaste dygnet hamnat i rejält blåsväder, då en före detta anställd ha gått ut med anklagelser om att Penn har förgripit sig på hans flickvän.
Enligt Pedro Alex Carrasco ska Penn ha tvingat sig på henne och tagit av hennes kläder och Carrasco kommer nu att starta en polisutredning av händelsen.
Det här kunde man läsa via Twitter:
Tired of seeing this pervert BJ Penn in the news. Dude’s a cocaine addict, who sexually assaulted my Playboy model GF, and I have proof.
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 16, 2016
Worked with that scumbag for almost 10yrs, lived next door to him. He’s had a Coke problem since he was a kid.
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 16, 2016
Came to my home when I wasn’t there and forced himself on my girl, pulled her clothes off, then blamed me, said I looked at his GF ass
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 16, 2016
Needless to say I’m no longer with https://t.co/Ryw2igS7js. I know all his dirty secrets the stupid asshole. Doesn’t deserve to fight again
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 16, 2016
Those clamoring for evidence will have to wait, there is an investigation pending with the authorities.I just couldn’t hold my tongue.
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 17, 2016
That’s all I’m gonna say, already said too much… Just hard shit to deal with & u don’t know, until u go through it.
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 17, 2016
Be ready for the Penn excuse, deflection game though… He’s the king #Greasegate#DolceGate
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 17, 2016
Carrasco fick dessutom stöd från av Cynthia Vance, som varit med och filmat för Penn.
@dvewlsh @julesk_fighter thanks y’all. but those allegations are sadly true. and that’s awful.
— Cynthia Vance (@cynthiavance) February 16, 2016
@dvewlsh@julesk_fighter I can’t speak for Pedro, but I was hired to shoot a pilot for BJ. And it was the WORST work experience of my life.
— Cynthia Vance (@cynthiavance) February 16, 2016
I stand with @LATLPEDRO. I never said anything before out of respect to him because that was his situation to deal with.
— Cynthia Vance (@cynthiavance) February 16, 2016
Vance gick sedan ut med ett meddelande på sidan Reddit, där hon förtydligade att hon inte varit närvarande när det hela skulle ha skett. Hon står dock fortfarande bakom Carrasco och hans flickvän:
My initial tweet blew up everywhere only after I realized what I had tweeted is unclear and caused mass confusion. Can’t go back on the internets! I just want to clarify that I can’t speak on what exactly went down with the sexual assault. Whatever Pedro is tweeting in that regard, is on him and his girlfriend, the one who got assaulted to clarify and speak up about if they are pressing charges. Pedro tweeted that only his girlfriend and BJ were present at the time of the alleged sexual assault but I guess nobody is paying attention to that. Pedro and I were left in Waipio Valley in a dead-zone overnight when this allegedly took place and we only learned of everything once we were able to get out.
I apologize with what I had initially tweeted. I thought it was clear that only Pedro’s girlfriend and BJ were present at the time of the assault. I was only stating that I support and believe her.
But I was staying with them for nearly a week around the time this happened. And I know what happened to me and what went down around me. It was extremely chaotic and one of the worst work experiences I’ve ever had. A lot of terrible things happened that week and I put myself in a dangerous situation. The whole shoot fell apart. I asked for the first ticket out of there and the show was cancelled.
I 100% believe Pedro’s girlfriend, support them and wish them all the best in their pursuit for justice. That’s it. They have a tough road ahead of them considering they have to press charges on the Big Island. Sexual assault is no joke and it’s disheartening to see so many people make light of it.
Blah. Shit is fucked and I’m not out to make a name for myself or cause some TMZ stir. Fuck that. I’m just here to offer my support because these are good people who’ve had a terrible thing happen to them. Nobody deserves that. NOBODY. And it makes me sick to my stomach to have learned of all of it and more, considering I’m from Hawaii and BJ is regarded as a hero there. The real heroes of MMA in Hawai’i are the current generation: Holloway, Pa’aluhi, Medeiros, Curran, Ostovich.
Det finns för tillfället ingen mer information och ännu inget uttalande från Penns sida om anklagelserna.
Penn gick senast match mot Frankie Edgar under 2014 då han förlorade via knockout TKO i andra ronden.
