Mo'Nique's brother admits he molested her, appears on Oprah
Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique publicity stated she was molested by her brother when she was a child.
Her brother, Gerald Imes, stepped forward to admit he molested Mo’Nique. Imes appeared on the April 19 episode of the “The Oprah Winfrey” Show. Mo’Nique’s parents also were on the show.
Excerpts from the interview are posted below. Click here to read the full interview.
“I’m here today to first acknowledge what I’ve been in denial for for 37 years, and that is I did assault and inappropriately touch my sister in manners that were uncomfortable for her. And for that, I apologize and I’m humbly sorry that those actions had taken place.”
“Most of the time, the abuse that I did with my sister took place while she was asleep or the appearance that she was asleep.”
“I can only hope by coming forth today, since I couldn’t reach out to her, that … somewhere along the line with the apology and the truth of it finally coming out after 37 years, that hopefully somewhere, somehow … we can come back together as brother and sister and say: ‘You know what? This happened. I’m sorry that it happened. I’m sorry that it happened to you, and that I was the perpetrator, the one that did it to you. However, I understand your pain. I, too, was there. Now lets share this together and move on. Let’s help someone else.”
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