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With the conversation surrounding sexual harassment and assault in the forefront today many women are stepping out and sharing their experiences.
Back in March, a student at the University of New Mexico named Xian Bass revealed that Miguel had allegedly sexually assaulted her at a show as she shared her account. She says he “reache[d] his hand down my shirt and [took] my breast out of my top” after asking for a photo.
After initially going to the LAPD, she revealed to Spin her decision to not go ahead and try to press charges.
“I didn’t want to [file the report] because black lives matter,” she said. “I [didn’t] want to because I do not want to put another brown man in jail. I [didn’t] want to because I [didn’t] want to be re-traumatised by going to law enforcement. However, yes, I did. I didn’t want to, but I do know that for other people who may have been abused or assaulted or whatever, maybe this will help them as well.”
Miguel answered those claims yesterday (Dec 12) with a tweet denying any wrongdoing through a publicist.
“I felt I had already addressed how bizarre and twisted this accusation was when I was asked about it in March. Her story of what transpired is not accurate and the accusation is unfair and unwarranted.”
You can see the original claim by Bass below.