Once again, the family of Jenni Rivera is embroiled in a scandal and this time the one in charge of starring in the controversy is the father of “The Diva of the Band”, Also the singer, Pedro Rivera, because he was reported to US authorities for alleged sexual harassment, so below we tell you everything we know about the case and we tell you if the father of “The Great Lady” could step on the prison.
According to information issued by the show program “Let go of the Soup”, Jenni Rivera ‘s father faces a complaint for sexual harassment and at least 10 more charges for the fact that he would have improperly touched a woman who worked with him for about 19 years.
The identity of the victim remains anonymous, however, it is known that some of the other charges that Pedro Rivera faces would be related to work situations like unjustified dismissal, submission to work stress and charges in payments to the complainant.
It should be mentioned that, in the document presented by the aforementioned program, it was noted that the complaint was made on November 3, 2020 before the court of Miami, Florida in the United States and it is specified that the defendants are Pedro Rivera and his company, Cintes AquariIn addition, it is also specified that the plaintiff had the position of royalty manager, so she was very close to Jenni Rivera’s father, it is important to mention that for this complaint, the plaintiff used the name of Jane Doe to protect their identity.
The harassment complaint
In the specific case of the sexual harassment allegation against Pedro Rivera, the lawsuit specifies that the father of the “Neighborhood Butterfly” he would have touched improperly and without his consent to the plaintiff during working hours and in the facilities where he carried out his work, Cintes Aquari, which have their offices in the state of California, United States.
In addition, it is also noted that Pedro Rivera allegedly physically assaulted the victim outside working hours and at the Cintes Aquari facilities for the lawsuit reads “He (Pere Rivera) grabbed her violently by the arm and shook her while falsely accusing her of leaking information about her family to the press.”
As part of the above statement it is also specified that this assault took place in a church and that the scene was witnessed by relatives and friends of the plaintiff, Who allegedly suffered psychological sequelae from these events because she was subjected to public humiliation.
What does the plaintiff ask for?
The victim’s defense has requested that Pere Rivera and the plaintiff face a lawsuit before the authorities, in addition, also they ask for financial compensation to cover attorneys’ fees and any other costs arising from the lawsuit, as well as any other damages compensation the court considers.
Could Pedro Rivera step on prison?
At the moment, Pere Rivera could not step on the prison for it is known that the court of Miami, Florida declare each and every one of the charges against Jenni Rivera’s father unfoundedHowever, it is believed that the plaintiff will not take her finger off the line so she could continue to insist on her lawsuit against the singer.
For its part, being questioned by the media about this situation, Pedro Rivera said he was unaware of the allegationsIn addition, he did not want to delve into the subject and referred that he could not talk about it so as not to get into trouble, however, he appreciated the interest of the media and withdrew.
With media information.