BUONG-TAPANG na ibinahagi ni 2013 Miss International Bea Rose Santiago sa publiko na ilang beses din siyang nabiktima ng sexual harassment.
Sa isang mahabang Facebook post, inilahad ng dating beauty queen ang pangmomolestiya sa kanya ng isang pari noong siya’y bata pa. Hinaras din daw siya ng isang mayamang negosyante at isang male pageant winner.
Narito angd kabuuan ng FB status ni Bea Rose na ikinagulat ng kanyang followers.
“Sexual Harassment IS REAL. NOT JUST IN PAGEANTS BUT EVERYWHERE!
“I was molested when I was a child by a priest. He is still preaching somewhere in Masbate.
“I was told ‘why are you born too late! or sus sayang ka Bea, kong napanganak ka lang mas maaga.’ By a pageant guy winner. I WAS 12YEARS OLD AND HE WAS 21.
“I was once touched inappropriately by a well known businessman. This guy is a well known CEO of a big company (companies pa nga e) he even organized parties for girls who didnt win with his friends?? (I think ‘hoping’ they stopped it). The next time I met him I was a candidate and the organizers were there to see things thoroughly.
“He couldn’t interact with us because the chairwoman was present and so as the chaperones. – still he was talking nonsense to us – We were at the congress or senate? when a Queen was touched (her behind) while taking a photo.
“She immediately told me (with a help me look) so i put my hand covering her back protecting her from the ‘old well known perv’ We just won an international pageant but still.
“I was working when I posed with a middle aged man (I had a feeling he was a perv) so I put both my hands behind me. He still managed to “accidentally swing his hand touching my behind.
“It happens. No matter how careful you are. No matter how Big/ popular/ old/ “religious” a person is, HE CAN STILL BE A PERVERT.
“I still feel guilty for not speaking up and file complaints or SLAP THE HELL OUT OF THEM. I guess speaking up now will help the future Queens.
“I am honestly really scared to speak up. I hope I wont regret this.”