Confirmed! On Friday morning February Enrique Albis, the former producer of ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’ is arrested in Miami accused of sexual abuse. This is stated in a document signed by the state prosecutor’s office.
Javier Ceriani and Elisa Beristain from ‘Chisme ni Like’, the same ones who denounced sexual abuse and harassment, in addition to 12 women, on behalf of Albis inside the Univision facilities, were the ones who confirmed the arrest of the Cuban producer.
THE WORD OF THE PROSECUTOR IN THE DETENTION:
“Miami-Dade State Attorney, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida , Gadyaces Serralta, and the interim chief of the Doral Police, Raúl M. Ubieta, announce the arrest and indictment of former television producer and writer Enrique Albis-Masot“, begins saying the public statement of the prosecution.
According to the document, they assure that the investigation, which is still ongoing, provided sufficient evidence is to file additional criminal charges of: one count of false imprisonment, one count of forcible sexual assault.
“Each sexual assault is a degradation of the victim. That is what often makes these victims so fragile. But to think that a media producer would use his position to gain sexual access to women looking for a job on television, seems like a sad throwback to the scandals I hoped we would have already overcome thanks to the efforts of the ‘Me Too’ movement. .
Albis-Masot faces two counts of sexual assault, as well as charges of false imprisonment, robbery for sudden robbery, and assault for incidents originally investigated by the Doral Police Department“, says part of the statement by state prosecutor Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
THE LEGAL ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS THAT LEADED TO ALBIS’S ARREST:
The document delivered by the chief prosecutor’s office of the State of Florida, explains the reasons that led to the decision to imprison Albis.
“Albis-Masot allegedly told the women that he would audition them for a role in the popular television show ‘El Gordo y La Flaca’, but that they needed to see them in person. The previously accused sexual activity would take place during private ‘auditions’ that were never authorized by the network, nor by anyone in the television studio.
In this case, Albis-Masot allegedly told an actress he had met in Cuba and who was looking for work, that he was developing a character for the TV show, and offered her the opportunity to audition in his office for a script called ‘Bellita la Microfonsita’. After several meetings, he asked the victim to wear a tight wetsuit as part of the audition. At one point during this ‘audition’, a struggle ensued between Albis-Masot and the victim, who was wearing the wetsuit as instructed.
Albis-Masot, supposedly, pushed the victim onto a sofa and pulled her hair while trying to forcefully remove the wetsuit she was wearing as she struggled to escape. Supposedly, Albis-Masot managed to lower the wetsuit to the Victim’s knees, leaving her almost naked. The Sexual Assault, which is charged today, occurred after this struggle.
The chain’s management informed the police investigators that Albis-Masot did not have authorization to carry out any casting for an unknown script called ‘Bellita the Microphonsite’. The police were also informed that Albis-Masot had been explicitly told a year earlier that he was prohibited from hiring talent for the TV show“.
“Today, several victims of heinous crimes are one step closer to justice. The long road to healing has begun for these brave women, and our community is safer with the arrest of Mr. Albis-Masot. Today is a great day”, said United States Marshal Gadyaces Serralta.
“The Doral Police Department is committed to defending the principles of law and justice. We hope that this arrest brings some relief and a sense of justice to the victims as they continue their recovery,” said Interim Police Chief of Doral Raúl M. Ubieta.
THIS IS HOW ‘CHISME NO LIKE’ GAVE THE NEWS:
With the first complaint, Elisa Beristain and Javier Ceriani earned the title of ‘the standard-bearers of me too Latino’, not only for that first step, but also for jalso abandoning the case, nor that it was done justice with this and others.
That’s why, tears of emotion, and after Elisa congratulated him, Javier Ceriani expressed that for them this arrest was a triumph two years after uncovering what was happening in Univision’s dressing rooms without the network knowing.
It all started in August of 2021, when, as we told you, ‘Gossip No Like’, hosted by Javier Ceriani and Elisa Beristain, made the first complaint by presenting a recording in which Albis was heard asking an actress, who was going to a casting to work, supposedly , for ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’, that they have sex… After so much insistence, the woman She was intimate in showing him her butt, and in the recording you can hear how the producer masturbates.
After more complaints were added from other women who had gone through the same thing , more of 20, but close to decided to do it the legal way. Later the victims of Albis made an agreement with Univision, and signed a confidentiality agreement in exchange for a certain sum of money.
According to what Ceriani recounted, despite the fact that the network immediately separated Albis from his job and he was fired, the victims would have been humiliated by Univision’s lawyers referring to the monetary value for touching their butts. Although the amount was not officially known, it would have been a payment of 5 thousand dollars per victim.
However, that contract was annulledwhen the prosecution decided to take the case as a criminal and federal lawsuit, for which the victims had to declare. Complaints that today led to the arrest of Albis.
THE REACTION OF TELEVISAUNIVISION TO THE ARREST OF ENRIQUE ALBIS:
We contacted TelevisaUnivision to find out their reaction regarding this arrest and this is what they sent us:
“We are committed to a safe work culture and do not tolerate any type of harassment or sexual misconduct. As soon as we became aware of these allegations, we initiated an internal investigation, collaborated with the authorities, and terminated our employment relationship with Mr. Albis at 2019“.
SEE HERE HOW ‘GOSMES NO LIKE’ GIVES THE NOTICE OF THE ARREST:
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