She knows the seriousness of the accusation and believes it appropriate. “The sexual assault moniker gets thrown around a lot lately without thinking of the severity of the accusation.”ĭid you read her statement? She thought quite long and hard about this before coming forward. No, he added it because it accurately summed up the accusation.Ĥ. “He added it to get views and shock value.” Has anyone suggested he was trying to steal her purse?ģ. Doesn’t matter whether she used the words “sexual assault”, what she described was a sexual assault.
“The author clearly decided to call this sexual assault.”īecause the facts as alleged by the complainant amount to a sexual assault. You should talk to a Social Worker, or someone (else) who’s worked with survivors of sexual violence, as well as a lawyer, to set you straight with your ill-informed opinions.ġ.
But feel free to champion your cause and dismiss the likeliness that a sexual assault may have been the intent here. If only 1/3rd of sexual assaults are reported, what do you think the statistics of false reports would be if ALL assaults were reported? I’ll give you a hint: it would be far less than 2%. Take a look here: I’m sure you’ll dismiss this, but a simple search will cough up the same statistics elsewhere.įor every false report, there’s an estimated 49 that are accurate (which is 2%), and only an estimated 35% (on the high) of sexual assaults are believed to be reported, for all the reasons detailed by both men and women right here in this comment section. You literally need to stop making definitive statements, Tom. I honestly don’t want anything from this other than to feel free from what happened to me.” I asked Bissen in a Twitter message whether she would cooperate with MLB if they contact her, and she replied, “If they do, I will cooperate. This year’s #metoo movement seems to have compelled Bissen to share her story publicly. It appears the Twins may just be learning about this incident. It seems likely that MLB will investigate this incident, which could result in a suspension for Sano. MLB and the players’ union agreed to a domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy in August 2015. The next day, my body was sore all over from having to fight off this athlete that thought he was entitled to take advantage of me against my will.” He should have respected that and stopped. When I said no, it should have been the end of it. No, he didn’t rape me, but he sure did assault me. I don’t even want to think of what he may have done, had he got me thru that door. He finally gave up after a solid ten mins of fighting to pull me thru that door. I was in a squatted position with my wrist throbbing. Every time he did, I said no and kept pulling back. He then leaned down and tried to kiss me, more than once. I wasn’t going to give up my fight though. It hurt, how badly he was grasping at my wrist, but he wouldn’t let go. Apparently I was too close, and the athlete took that as a signal that I wanted him to grab me and try to take me back thru that door.
I asked my boss where it was and pointed to the door we just walked thru. As we got outside, the athlete decided he needed to use the restroom. Their car was pulled around to a back hallway door. “We spend around a half hour inside that store before it was time for him and his agent to leave. Bissen further describes the incident as follows: In her account, she describes how Sano flirted without reciprocation during the signing, and later “grabbed my wrist and made me go” with him, his agent, and her employer to an Apple Store. Bissen says Sano recognized her from Twins games she worked as a photographer. Bissen, a photographer who has covered Twins games and events, describes an incident in 2015 with Sano at an autograph signing. There is no place for it in our society.”ġ2:53pm: Photographer Betsy Bissen has accused Twins third baseman Miguel Sano of assault, in a post on social media this morning.
I have the utmost respect for women, especially those working in professional sports, and I deeply sympathize with anyone who has experienced sexual harassment. “I unequivocally deny the allegation made against me today - it never happened. Until more information is gathered, the Twins will have no further comment.”Ī short while later, Sano issued the following statement: The Twins, along with Major League Baseball, take these allegations very seriously. “Today the Minnesota Twins were made aware of allegations involving Miguel Sano at an offsite appearance during the 2015 season.