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Hosea Chanchez Reveals He Was Assaulted At Age 14: 'I Hope It Helps To Stop Someone Else'

The former star of "The Game" also named his molester in his open letter about the incident
Hosea Chanchez Reveals He Was Assaulted At Age 14: ‘I Hope It Helps To Stop Someone Else’
MIAMI BEACH, FL – JUNE 14: Hosea Chanchez is seen at the TV One Industry Expo at the American Black Film Festival at the Loews Hotel on June 14, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for TV One)
By Paula Rogo · Updated December 6, 2020

Actor Hosea Chanchez has opened up about being molested by a friend’s father when he was 14-years-old in a gut-wrenching post.

The former star of The Game took to his social media in an open letter to share how he was slowly groomed by a friend’s father before one day being assaulted by the man, whom he later named.

“I’m choosing to come forward with it now in hopes that my TRUTH helps to free someone else from guilt and shame at the hands of a predator, rapist, pedophile,” he wrote. “I hope it helps to stop someone else from being molested, raped, assaulted and taken advantage of as a kid.”

In the open letter, he recounts the man insisting on driving him home one day and a 14-year-old Chanchez going along with it despite knowing “something wasn’t right.”

“Shortly after the drive began he detoured and pulled down a dirt road, pulled over and said he wanted to talk to me about school and what my plans for my future are. He worked at a university so he said he’s only looking out for me and my future,” Chanchez wrote. “Then out of nowhere He said he wanted to see what the girls are going crazy over, then he reached over unzipped my pants and told me to trust him. “

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Im Hosea chanchez and when I was 14 years old I was molested BY my friends father. This man is a predator, preying on children who’s trust he’s falsely built through lies, manipulation, threats and secrets. I hope this truth helps to stop child molesting predators from sexually assaulting more children. Pedophiles have no place in our society they hide in the open and rape children who are afraid to speak up because of shame, guilt, fear, denial and the thought that no one will believe them. Im doing this to help parents and young children become aware of some of the signs and better protect themselves from sexual predators. (Swipe to read my TRUTH)

A post shared by Hosea Chanchez (@hoseachanchez) on Sep 3, 2019 at 1:36pm PDT

Chanchez continued: “I remember he kept saying trust me you will like it, he pulled out my penis put it in his mouth and molested me in his car. When he finished he said, it don’t mean nothing if a guy gives you a blow job, it’s not intercourse, so it’s not sex. Then he told me he’s a very powerful man and if I’d ever told anyone he would ruin my life and no one would believe me anyways. I was 14, a young boy, a child.”

The actor goes on to name is accuser in his original post.

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