Menudo Band Member Claims Menendez Brothers’ Father Raped Him As a Teen
The Menendez Brothers case is again within the information now that an ex-member of Menudo is now backing their declare that their father was a pedophile.
Roy Rosselló — who was a part of the uber-popular boy band from the ’80s — is the topic of a brand new docuseries that is being aired by Peacock … titled, “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed,” which teases a giant bombshell that Roy says he is able to share with the world.
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He claims Jose Menendez drugged and sexually assaulted him earlier than Menendez was brutally killed alongside his spouse by their sons, Lyle and Erik.
Unclear how precisely Roy claims to have identified Jose throughout the time of the alleged incident — however it’s not exterior the realm of risk … keep in mind, Menendez labored as an govt within the music biz throughout the ’80s and ’90s — and was tight with the Latino group.
Rossello’s story is scheduled to stream Could 2 … however from the trailers/promos launched this week, there is not any doubt he is leveling a severe allegation that appears to jibe with what the Menendez Bros. additionally claimed about their dad within the ’90s … specifically, that he’d allegedly sexually abused them for years throughout their childhood.
You may recall … the lynchpin of the brothers’ protection basically boiled right down to telling the jury they lived in worry from the abuse and solely killed their dad and mom after claiming their dad threatened them once they mentioned they’d expose what he’d executed.
It is unclear for now if Rossello’s new assertion — which appears to be the primary time anybody has publicly backed the notion that Jose Menendez may’ve sexually abused minors — could have any impression on the Menendez brothers’ case, as their legal professionals have tried for years to safe a brand new trial with a number of unsuccessful appeals.
Now 52-year-old Erik and 55-year-old Lyle are at the moment serving life sentences. Each, by the way in which, are actually married.
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