‘Eerie similarities’ in George Foreman’s 1st two accusers’ claims & family member’s new accusation, their lawyer claims
A NEW allegation of sexual abuse at the hands of legendary boxer George Foreman shares haunting similarities with two lawsuits filed last year, a lawyer has said.
Samuel Dordulian, who is representing two of Foreman’s three accusers, said he was tragically not surprised after one of the heavyweight champion’s relatives claimed he raped her when she was just 15.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if more women come forward as it now appears this was a pattern and practice for Mr. Foreman during the 1970s to target young underaged girls,” Dordulian exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
In a civil suit quietly filed in December, an unnamed woman claims that Foreman, 74, forced himself on her while she was visiting his ranch in Livermore, California.
The alleged victim, now 64, said in the suit that she was flown from Houston, Texas, in an all-expense paid trip to watch his child. The year was around 1974 and she was just 15.
According to the complaint seen by The U.S. Sun, the accuser was a “relative by marriage” of Foreman, 24 at the time, and was excited to visit California and meet her famous family member.
However, her trip took a dark turn when Foreman began quizzing her on explicit activities, and even offered her money to have penetrative sex, the complaint alleges.
The alleged victim went on to say in the suit that she was raped after this conversation.
A spokesperson told The U.S. Sun that Foreman has yet to be presented with this complaint, but vehemently denies any wrongdoing.
An attorney representing Foreman recently told USA Today that he will “aggressively fight them in court.”
The shocking new claim comes less than a year after two more women came forward with stories that were “eerily similar” to the relative’s, their lawyer said.
Both women claim that Foreman sexually abused them when they were young teens, with one being just 13 during the first alleged incident.
“My clients are happy to see other women coming forward as this corroborates what they have been saying about Mr. Foreman and shows that Mr. Foreman’s continuous denials are bogus and self-serving,” Dordulian told The U.S. Sun.
“His denials and claims of extortion now appear much less believable.”
The two women filed lawsuits in Los Angeles County last year that alleged the retired boxing champion abused them in the 1970s.
The alleged victims said they met the former heavyweight champion through their dads, according to court documents.
One woman, who reportedly first met Foreman when she was around eight, claimed she was taken for ice cream by the boxing ace.
She alleged that he let her sit on his lap while he was driving.
She also alleged that Foreman was sexually inappropriate and claimed the pair had sex when she was 15 and the boxer was 24.
Court documents claimed the second alleged victim first met Foreman when she was nine.
She claimed the former boxing ace would sexually abuse her until she turned 16.
Dordulian claims that Foreman has tried to smear his clients to turn the public against them, so he encouraged them to undergo a polygraph test “with an expert we know is favored by Mr. Foreman’s defense attorney.”
He told The U.S. Sun that they passed and provided photos of his clients taking the test.
Now, he is publicly asking for Foreman to undergo the same polygraph test.
“Considering that this polygraph expert has been someone his attorney has trusted in the past, there should be no good reason that Mr. Foreman refuses to take a lie detector if his denials are true,” Dordulian.
Last year, Foreman told the New York Post: “Over the past six months, two women have been trying to extort millions of dollars each from me and my family.
“They are falsely claiming that I sexually abused them over 45 years ago in the 1970s.
“I adamantly and categorically deny those allegations.”
Foreman vowed that he won’t be “intimidated” by threats and lies that he describes as “baseless.”
A biographical movie titled Big George Foreman was released just last week.
The film covers Foreman’s life from poverty to fame and offers a favorable view of the celebrated athlete.
Dordulian said that the success and attention that Foreman is receiving has “triggered” his clients, and he hopes that the public is taking the allegations seriously.
“If this biopic is supposed to capture Mr. Foreman’s life, why isn’t this dark period in his life also covered?” the attorney asked.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to Foreman’s spokesperson for comment on this.