Trigger Warning: Contains descriptions of sexual abuse Raquel Pempengco, mother of singer Jake Zyrus, responded after parts of her son’s memoir detailing his sexual abuse experiences went viral. On Sunday, March 2, a pageant-centered Facebook page posted pages from the US-based singer’s 2018 book “I Am Jake,” which detailed the sexual abuse he suffered from an […] The post Jake Zyrus’ mother claps back as memoir detailing son’s sexual abuse goes viral appeared first on Interaksyon.
Jake Zyrus' memoir detailing sexual abuse by an uncle, starting at age six, went viral. The memoir describes the abuse and the uncle's threats. Jake revealed the abuse to his mother fifteen years later, but she didn't believe him. His mother responded to the viral posts alluding to the memoir without specifically addressing the abuse allegations.
