Two women filed sexual assault lawsuits against George Foreman. The incident took place in Los Angeles County. indictment of one of the best heavyweight boxers in history. According to New York Times reviewThe women claim that Foreman forced them to have sex with him in the 1970s when they were still teenagers. Notably, Foreman denied the allegations.
According to the women who used the aliases Gwen H. and Denise S. to protect their identities, both would have met the 73-year-old former boxer when they were under 10 years old.s, the relationship must have come about through his parents, who were a boxer and training partner for Foreman, and the other was a boxing manager and adviser to the former world champion.
Foreman’s alleged actions and threats
The New York Times article continues: George Foreman would have prepared and coaxed the girls of the time before having a relationship with him from a hotel in San Francisco to an apartment in Beverly Hills. Both women are now in their 60s and have filed complaints with the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
According to the same complaints, the former heavyweight champion threatened two girls with the employment of their parents, warning them that they would be left without him if they told about the actions he allegedly took against them.
Foreman’s defense speaks out
George Foreman’s defense spoke out and explained that they were extorted for several days two women, Foreman and his family. Similarly, the former boxer gave a version of events: “For the past six months, two women have been trying to extort millions of dollars from me and my family.. They falsely claim that I sexually abused them over 45 years ago in the 1970s. I strongly and categorically deny these allegations,” he said.
The boxing legend said he will continue to work with his lawyers to expose his point of view and the origins of his accusers. Faced with this reality, he declared:I don’t look for fights, but I don’t run from them either.“.