ISINIWALAT ni Agatha Uvero, dating courtside reporter ng University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), na madalas umano siyang binubugbog ng kanyang ex-boyfriend
na si Blackwater Bossing player Paul Desiderio.
“I really didn’t wanna do this but the threats have been difficult and I owe this to myself and to women out there,” tweet ni Uvero.
“I really hate airing dirty laundry on social media, but I also don’t have it in me anymore to keep quiet just because I know that so many people empower this person and enable him to be the abuser he is. Like all of you, I have been nothing but a fan of this man, in fact, the #1 fan,” dagdag niya.
Inisa-isa ni Uvero ang pang-aabuso sa kanya ng Bossing guard gaya ng pananakal, panununtok, pag-umpog sa pader, pangangagat, at paninipa kahit noong buntis siya.
“In my desperate attempt to reinforce his good behavior, I always posted the highlights and the best of our relationship. As a go-getter, a woman with a strong personality, I couldn’t admit to myself that I had a lapse of judgment in this man who I defended too many people who told me to avoid. I’m swallowing my pride for my own safety and for my own accountability not to cover up for someone just because of love or fear,” dagdag niya.
Pero, sabi ni Uvero, nagsawa na siya sa pagtrato sa kanya ni Desiderio.
“I’m done with your gaslighting, Paul. You kept telling me to do this and at the end of the day no one will side with me. I have proof, pictures, screenshots, if no one will side with me, I’ll accept it but I know the truth. I am not perfect and I’ve had my own mistakes in this relationship but no matter how mad I was, if I was almost twice your height and weight, I wouldn’t hurt you like this,” paliwanag niya.
Nakatakda namang imbestigahan ng PBA ang akusasyon ni Uvero laban sa player.
“This league will not tolerate any form of domestic abuse. No matter the cause or circumstances, physical and psychological abuse of women, whether in the confines of marriage or not, is inexcusable. This report deserves to be given serious attention by both the ballclub concerned and the PBA itself,” ayon sa statement ng PBA.
“We are confident that the Blackwater management will extend its full cooperation and assistance toward ensuring that a just determination is reached,” dagdag nito.