'09 has been a tough year for Cotto (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Miguel Cotto has had a difficult 2009, inside and outside of the ring.
If a very public break-up with his longtime manager, a grueling bout with Joshua Clottey, and a vicious beating from Manny Pacquiao were not enough, today reports from Puerto Rico state that a lawsuit has been filed accusing Cotto of sexual harassment.
The accuser, Martha Chacon Acevedo is asking for $500,000 for claims of sexual harassment by Cotto in a law suit which was filed back in August.
Acevedo, formerly an administrator of Cotto's residential property, had been pursued by Cotto, gave into his sexual advances, and then claims she lost her job due to breaking off the relationship in October, 2008.
In the Puerto Rican media, Cotto claims that his innocent of all claims and will leave the matters in the hands of his legal team.
Miguel Cotto has never been portrayed as an angel, with his love of the Puerto Rican nightlife well documented, but being accussed of sexual harassment is different than reports of Cotto going out clubbing late into the Caribbean night.
Is Cotto innocent, or guilty, only the Puerto Rican legal system can make that judgement, but it is safe to say that the calendar cannot flip from 2009 to 2010 fast enough for the once rising boxing super star.
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Woah. Tough luck. Hope things would go better for him in 2010.
Well three's a charm, hope to see miguel on top of the ring soon!
Miguel Cotto should forget 2009 and move forward to 2010..it's not the end of the world yet,there are so many opportunities to go back again on the right track..GOOD LUCK TO YOUR NEXT FIGHT!!!!
...and who amongst us did not sin??? he's just a human like us...
pervert
yeah all of us have sin...so its okay to rape someone, its okay to kill someone...its okay to cheat with ur wife...nyways all of us have sin right?
Wag ka magalala cotto MAY BUKAS PA
i thought that Cotto's whore is #1floydfan's sister. or did she go to Tiger Woods?
#floydfan's mom & sisters are so ugly that these whores probably ended with Jimmy Swaggart. yikes!
cotto has a small tiny weeny d i c k according to my cousin who ones slept with him. she met him in a club.
After Mannys demolition to Floyd..Floyd could challenge Cotto and both could still make good PPV maybe mid or late next year.
Ay...yay..yayyy....no wander he lose to Pacquiao. Too much distractions. Nah... just kidding. MONkEY MAY is next but worst.
Ga-uros-uros ang biga ni cotto!
loudmouthweder your life will be miserable after t pacman finish with you!!!
il suck balls
Cotto need to ignore this golddigger, look forward and concentrate your attention to your boxing career and give us a good show.
pacquiao manhandled him and he has not learned his lesson.
the good thing is...only one is accusing him unlike tiger woods the tally sheets is going up to 18 holes.
pacquiao cannot be accused of in the philippines...he is protected.
Maybe this Martha is flirt that want to seduce Cotto, when Cotto ignore this lady she find a way of accusing Cotto of sexual harassment. Crook lady can easily do that just for the money.
Tiger Wood got 7 mistresses and was proven true but this one is just an allegation. If this one is true Cotto is not to be blame, maybe this lady seduced Cotto by showing her white legs and everything. In that situation Cotto is a warrior and show to the lady that he can fight her too. But the sad thing Cotto bite the bait with dirty motives.
I dont care what Miguel does in his private life. That's his business not mine. No one is perfect we all make mistakes. Inside the ring, I respect Cotto. He is a true warrior in the sport. He is a sportsman. He accepted his 2 defeats like a MAN. You never hear any complains from him. In victory and in defeat he walks with his head up. I'm looking forward for his next fight. I will be rooting for Miguel from now on. Viva Miguel Cotto!! Win another championship!
pacquao hace faced that kind of situation before, it's natural to someone who have money and then anyone can take advantage of his weakness there is a filipino saying "If a tree have abundant of fruits everyone will throw a stone to get fruits from it" just like LOIS WANT A PIECE OF PACQUIAO HE HAVE THROWN BAD ACCUSATION UNTIL NOW...maybe... hoping... just keep on throwing...HE WILL GET SOMETHING
how was that sexual harassment when she herself gave in? greed.
martha,why asked money from miguel when you too enjoyed opening your arms and your 2 legs 2 him.pulling your panty down was his only fault.
I think you need to know first the elements of sexual harassment provided under the Puerto Rico's Laws before you will gonna say "how was that sexual harassment when she herself gave in? greed."
Women jumping on the tiger woods mistress bandwagon.
WOW!
first was Manny Pacquiao
second, Tiger Woods
then now Miguel Cotto
see what money can do?
ahhh don't worry about it god already punished miguel by sending him manny pacquiao.......game over for cotto now pay the fine sucka!
Cotto should join the NIKE as an endorser. All of them have troubled marriage lives because of girls.
Micheal Jordan, Kobe Braynt, Manny Pacquiao and Tiger Woods. Nike plssss hook me up
Cotto's phalic adventure does not have anything to do with his boxing skills. Except perhaps that his organ thrust is as lethal as his left hook. Let's leave this sexual thing to the sexologist. Manny's sexcapade, if indeed there was, was already relegated to the backburner. What should be given interests is the coming fight of the millenium, the pacman vs. gaymayweather. It seems lil' floyd is getting a bit sobber. scared of the prospect of getting ass whupped? hehehe, just speculating. And you ricardo lois, mayweather is an american. who are you gonna pick to win? Don't tell me, you will say: it;s juan manuel marquez because of your latin bias. hahahah, just making you confused!
mr.lois. {cotto personal sexual life should be discuss privately.without him convected of any crime,all accusations are not just yet the truth.prove him wrong and just be merciful not to destroy his life,family,honor,respect.this way ,he will change and become your friend.we respect cotto as a champion boxer who can accept defeat and be humble in victories. mr.cotto,your family is your most precious position on earth.others will leave you without your money, family remains even after you die. this all true world champion should live .happy life with family..
come to the philippines miguel cotto, bing your whole family. leave all the leeches that want to drain your money. the philippines will embrace you. spend your holidays here you'll forget all your problems.
go to the philippines, team pacman will help you revive your career, they will teach how to use steroids and still pass the test!
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