Mexican musician seems to kill himself after MeToo's claim

MEXICO (CITY) – The bbadist of Mexican rock band Botellita de Jerez appeared to have committed suicide Monday, a day after being accused of badually harbading a young woman was 13.

The Mexico City District Attorney's Office stated that, without being able to confirm that the musician Armando Vega-Gil had committed suicide, the body of a man had been found in a Mexico City house. The body had to be identified by the relatives of Vega-Gil, who went to the prosecutor's office.

The Twitter account of the rock band, however, said: "It is with sorrow that we announce that our colleague, Armando Vega-Gil, has pbaded away this morning." He said that a vigil would take place later on Monday.

On Sunday, an anonymous woman filed a complaint on Twitter under the hashtag #MeTooMusicosMexicanos, claiming that Vega-Gil had badually harbaded her at the age of 13 and that Vega-Gil had turned 50 . The incident would have occurred 14 years ago. Vega-Gil gave his age to 64 in his farewell letter.

The woman claimed to have visited Vega-Gil's home with friends, but felt uncomfortable and that later, he sent her disturbing messages. "He said things more and more disgusting and badually explicit, I decided to block him and change the phone."

Vega-Gil writes and plays for children, which, according to him, makes the accusation all the more serious.

Vega-Gil denied the prosecution Monday morning but said that a "terrible end was better than an endless terror". He also issued a letter saying that he would kill himself "to give the free way" to his son.

"The accusation … is anonymous, and the person who posted it on social media is perfectly entitled to do so, but it casts doubt on my entire career," wrote Vega-Gil, emphasizing "my death is not an admission of guilt, it is rather a declaration of radical innocence, I just want the way to be free so that my son can manage in the future."

The letter immediately sparked criticism of Mexico's newly stimulated "MeToo" movement. The group's Twitter account was deleted shortly after the news of the suicide news.

"This will help us to remember that legitimate complaints about harbadment, machismo and violence against women should not become irresponsible persecution," wrote the educational news agency. Mexico in a statement.

While the MeToo account had been taken out of service for several hours, it was going back on Monday, after what the account administrator had termed attempted hacking.

With respect to Vega-Gil's death, the account administrators were provocative, claiming that they had contacted Vega-Gil on Sunday night "to proceed with the proper investigations in the case".

"All accused and unpunished criminals who wish to take advantage of this painful event to discredit the #MeToo international movement, we wish to inform you that, whatever your attack, we will not remain silent," they wrote. the Twitter account.

Referring to suicide, they write "This was done to defame the movement … he knew that he was guilty, it was blackmail of the media".

While the country had a lukewarm reaction to the original #MeToo movement in 2017, the United Mexican Journalists Journal group has reported more than 120 allegations of badual harbadment in the country's major media outlets. Similar campaigns have been launched on social media to allow Mexican writers, academics and activists to share their stories.

Some of the #MeToo Twitter feeds in Mexico said they would reconcile a legitimate need for anonymity – to defend the privacy and safety of victims – and a need for equity. Some Twitter accounts refuse to accept third party abuse reports and agree to remove false and excused accusations.

The right of reply is always available, they say, on social media. Several male musicians accused on Twitter have written public letters of apology or have been published by their groups, while others have denied these claims.

On Monday, # Vega-Gil and #MeTooMusicosMexicanos held the top two positions on Twitter in Mexico City.