Greg Garraway
1/27/2011
10:48 AM
Celebrity Rape in Mexico.
This article is about a rape incident in Mexico. It all happened when Kalimba Marichal, a 28-year old Latin crooner, is accused of hitting a raping a 17-year old girl after a concert in the Caribbean city of Chetumal. The accused celebrity denies the charges. Kalimba has another factor that affects his image, he is mixed with Mexican and African descent. Black mixed Mexicans are rarely seen in the public light and many people are still hold a racist mindset. Many people are seeing him as being attacked by the establishment and are defending him. Some people believe this is a conspiracy or that he is being framed. The case involves 17-yr old escort Diana Gomez who was sent to accompany Kalimba at the nightclub where he played the concert, Dec. 18th. Gomez said in a TV interview that she and another escort aged 16 indeed were invited back to the hotel expecting a party. Back in the hotel, Gomez says she saw the fellow escort go into a room with three naked men and the door being closed. Kalimba then hit her, told her to shut up and raped her, she claims.
In his own interview, Kalimba on the verge of tears said Gomez is lying. “I didn’t rape anyone. I didn’t abuse anyone. It was a small hotel. Someone would have heard if I attacked her. How come I have no marks on me?” he said. “I have many women in my family. I would never abuse women.” If convicted, Kalimba could face up to 50 years in prison."
Analysis. This article was part of the "Underworld: a global crime blotter," a semi-regular series covering crime and punishment around the world. I find this intriguing it could be a setup as Kalima claims and a racial hatred making people press hard on this issue. In many countries people are setup and I wouldn't put it past others out of hatred or to see people fail to accuse the singer in this scandal. The trial is going to happen when more evidence if found hopefully it all turns out right in the end.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/mexico/110118/celebrity-rape-kalimba-marichal
1 comment:
This article is kind of interesting to read. I understand the part where you stated, "it could be a setup as Kalima claims, and can be a racial hatred making people press hard on this issue." But I don't really think the girl would lie if she didn't get raped, saying that she did. Investigators are not stupid, they can find out by doing a series of tests. If she is lying about the rape, I wonder if she would get charged for that? I don't really know who to believe. I mean it can be a lie, but who knows.
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