A lawsuit filed in California alleges that professional boxer and former heavyweight champion George Foreman sexually assaulted at least two women in the 1970s when they were teenagers.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, does not identify Foreman by name, but identifies the alleged abuser as a former professional heavyweight boxer who defeated Joe Frazier in 1973 to become world champion. in heavyweight.
Foreman became champion after defeating Frazier on January 22, 1973.
Foreman has denied the allegations in a statement, claiming people are “trying to extort money from him.
The lawsuit, filed by a woman identified as Denise S., alleges that Foreman began molesting her at an early age by taking her out for ice cream and allowing her to sit on his lap while he drove.
According to the lawsuit, Denise S. is the daughter of an Oakland-based boxer who trained with Foreman in the early 1970s. She allegedly met Foreman when she was about 8 years old.