The singer and actor Vadhir Derbez finds himself in a delicate situation on a legal and media level after it was revealed that a 19-year-old American model issued a complaint against him for alleged sexual abuse.

In the controversy, the son of Eugenio Derbez reappeared before the media in the company of his lawyers, Enrique González Casanova and Damián Martínez. In a link With the “First Hand” programme, the 35 year-old famous categorically denied the accusations against himself and, in addition, reported being a victim of extortion.

“If I'm here showing my face it's because believe me we have all the proof that all this didn't happen and it's very hard for me t "I have to be going through this. They don't know how bad I have been going through," declared the interpreter of "Latidos" in front of the cameras.

Without intention to hinder the legal process in progress, the Mexican chose to give the word to the lawyer, who confirmed that the complaint was notified through a text message from an unregistered number.

“Messages reach Mr.Vadhir Derbez through various cell phones, also on Instagram asking for money. Supposedly,there were committed some sexual abuse against a young lady, that the truth is that we don't even have located who she is”, the jurist indicated.

The actor's defense ensured that the investigation file against his client was opened once he refused to pay the $350,000 dollar payment that was demanded of him.

“We understand that it is an organized crime network, we understand that it is a group apparently of a Colombian mafia with some Mexican mafia. We already have the investigation before the Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Matters of Organized Crime (FEMDO),” he added.

For his part, Vadhir Derbez regretted having been the target of this type of extortion due to the openness he has had in talking about his lifestyle. "I see many signs. Already scratching I remember conversations that always ended deviating towards my lifestyle, where I lived and what kind of things I had," he sentenced.

What does the lawsuit against Vadhir Derbez say?

According to the testimony of the young woman, presented in a 300 page document recovered by the media, the facts They would have taken place in the Coyoacán Mayor's Office, in Mexico City, during the recording of a musical video of the accused.himself.

In the writing it is detailed that Derbez would have entered the dressing room where she was with other models, but when he saw her sitting on the floor, he took her by the hand to take her to his own dressing room to be alone.

The plaintiff indicates that having been a victim of alleged abuse she approached the prosecutor's office to present her complaint, for which it was necessary to perform physical and psychological examinations.

After Vadhir Derbez's statements categorically denying the allegations against him, the accusatory party has remained on the sidelines of issuing comments on the regard.