BJ Penn’s website has issued a statement regarding the allegations recently levied against him.
B.J. Penn’s website has issued a statement in behalf of the fighter, in response to the recent sexual assault allegations that have been made by a former employee of his website.
“The allegations that Pedro and his girlfriend are making against BJ Penn simply aren’t true. Penn trusted Pedro to run his website for almost a decade and considered him family. He was fired last year for unethical behavior and was provided a severence (sic) that ended on February 16, 2016.”
“One day later allegations appeared in a one sided Twitter rant which happen to be many months after the alleged date in question (August of 2015).”
“There are many holes in Pedro’s story. In the almost 15 years that Penn has been a champion fighter there has not ever been any incident or allegation in regards to his conduct with women. He is family man and father of two young daughters with a known long term girlfriend. It is unfortunate that someone that BJ considered family is trying to extort him.”
The UFC has also begun an internal investigation after a police report was filed with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office in the state of Ohio, and said report was forwarded to the Hilo Police Department in Hawaii.
As usual, we will continue to follow the developments of this situation as they happen. In the meantime, the former two-division champion’s return to the Octagon has been postponed indefinitely.