Gloria Estefan: I was sexually abused when I was nine | Stars

entertainment">According to the singer, the man in question was even related to her. “He was in a position of power because my mother had signed me up at his music school. He immediately told her how talented I was and that I needed special attention. She was happy that he focused so much on me then,” said the now 64-year-old Cuban-American.

entertainment">The man also threatened Gloria by stating that he would “kill her mother” if the singer would blow out of school about the abuse. Yet Gloria, whose life story could be seen in the musical On Your Feet, her mother eventually told about the abuse.

entertainment">Her mother immediately called the police, but they advised against continuing the case because of the trauma Gloria might experience from testifying against the abuser. However, this state of affairs did not sit well with the singer. “That’s the only thing I feel bad about, knowing there must have been other victims.”

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