Boxer George Foreman accused of sexual assault in 1970s
27 Aug 2022 05:20pm
Foreman has denied the allegations in a statement to ABC News. - Photo: BNNUS Twitter
The two women accused Foreman of sexually abusing them when they were teenagers and below the age of consent in the 1970s, Xinhua quoted KABC-TV, the West Coast flagship station of the ABC network, as reporting.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Los Angeles Superior Court, does not identify Foreman by name, but identifies the alleged abuser as a former professional heavyweight boxer who defeated Joe Frazier in 1973 to become the heavyweight champion of the world, said the report, adding that Foreman became champion after defeating Frazier on Jan 22, 1973.
Foreman, 73, has denied the allegations in a statement to ABC News, alleging people are "trying to extort millions of dollars from me and my family".
According to the report, Foreman said in the statement that he will work with his lawyers to "fully and truthfully expose my accusers' scheme and defend myself in court. I don't pick fights, but I don't run away from them either". - BERNAMA
