Former “Idol Philippines” contestant Enzo Almario has come forward to reveal that he experienced sexual abuse early in his singing career.
In a YouTube video posted by singer Gerald Santos, Santos shared that Almario disclosed he was also a rape victim of musical director Danny Tan when he was just 12 years old, during his time as a member of the musical group Sugarpop.
“Lumabas na ang isa pa sa mga biktima nitong si Danny Tan. ‘Yung pinost ko po nu’ng aking last video, nagulat po ako nu’ng lumabas ako sa Senado, nag-message po siya sa akin,” said Gerald.
“At siya po ay mas bata pa sa akin. Magkakasama kami noon sa GMA at siya po ay miyembro ng Sugarpop na mina-manage nitong si Danny Tan,” he continued.
The singer also shared that Enzo took Gerald’s testimony as a sign for him to finally speak up about his bad experience.
“N’ung lumabas po ako, nagkaroon daw sa kanya ng sign si Lord, ng green light na siya ang lumantad na rin. Dahil hindi na rin po makayanan ng kanyang konsensya na hayaan na lang ang mga nangyayaring ganito,” added Gerald.
Recently, Gerald identified Tan as his alleged sexual abuser when he was 15 years old.
He also said on the video that Enzo had already given his testimony about his experience which happened in 2008.
“It took some time bago lumabas si Enzo dahil hindi po biro ‘yung pinagdaanan niya. Sa kanya nga po multiple times, ang dami po,” he stated.
On the other hand, Enzo took to his Instagram to encourage everyone who had experienced the same thing to “speak up and free yourself”.
“To anyone else who was a victim of this person, speak up and free yourself. This wasn’t our fault; HE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF OUR INNOCENCE,” wrote Enzo.
“I sincerely hope to get justice, not just for ourselves, but for the potential victims he may be targeting and everyone he already preyed on,” he added.
