Ex-beauty queen accuses Costa Rican Nobel winner Arias of abuse

 

Costa Rica's former president and 1987 Nobel Peace Laureate Oscar Arias, gives a speech during the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Central America Peace Agreement, at the National theatre in San Jose, September 12, 2012. Picture taken September 12, 2012. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

 

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A former Miss Costa Rica beauty queen has filed a formal complaint saying the country's ex-president, Oscar Arias, sexually assaulted her in 2015, adding to a growing number of women lodging accusations against the renowned statesman.

 

Ex-beauty pageant winner Yazmin Morales told Reuters on Friday that Arias forced himself on her at his San Jose home, after he had contacted her via social media.

 

"He grabbed me, forcibly got close to my body, and then with one of his hands he touched my breasts over my clothes and kissed me against my will," said Morales, repeating accusations first reported by Costa Rican media.

 

"I was in shock. I didn't expect anything like that from someone so well-known and someone I admired very much," she added.

 

Gloriana Valladares, a lawyer representing Arias, said the defense had received a copy of the new complaint after learning about it in the media. Valladares said Arias, 78, would not comment out of respect for due process.

 

Anti-nuclear activist Alexandra Arce was the first woman to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the two-time president, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his role negotiating an end to civil wars in Central America. Arias has denied that claim through his lawyer.

 

With Morales, at least six women have said Arias harassed or assaulted them in what has become one of the most prominent examples of the #MeToo movement in Latin America.

 

The Costa Rican prosecutor's office confirmed it received a new sexual abuse complaint against Arias on Thursday night, saying the new complaint would be added to the earlier investigation. Only Arce and Morales have so far filed formal complaints.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-02-09

What is so shocking about a beautiful young woman being sexually molested by a 78 year old?

 

A swift kick in the groin would have counteracted the 4 viagra he had taken earlier. 

4 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

What is so shocking about a beautiful young woman being sexually molested by a 78 year old?

 

A swift kick in the groin would have counteracted the 4 viagra he had taken earlier. 

At 78, a kick around knee level would have nicked his old droopy stones.

16 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

What is so shocking about a beautiful young woman being sexually molested by a 78 year old?

 

A swift kick in the groin would have counteracted the 4 viagra he had taken earlier. 

Happens daily in Thailand - but usually involves some monetary compensation.

I do kinda wonder what she was thinking when she went (I guess) alone to his home. She'd expected he wanted to drink a cup of tea with her or something?

5 hours ago, wolf81 said:

I do kinda wonder what she was thinking when she went (I guess) alone to his home. She'd expected he wanted to drink a cup of tea with her or something?

Regardless of what she was thinking, he was completely out of line to take advantage of the situation.

Hope the loser gets a serious comeuppance.

On 2/9/2019 at 5:52 AM, rooster59 said:

5th Anniversary of the Central America Peace Agreement

 

I always had the impression that agreement originated inside the Beltway (Washington DC).

They needed someone from the region to put it forth, couldn't present a gringo plan.

Maybe the lefties down there are up to something, a lot of Nicaraguans come and go from neighboring CR.