Singer Gerald Santos revealed that some people approached him and claimed they were also victims of a former musical director of GMA Network.
Gerald named award-winning composer Danny Tan as the one who took advantage of him when he was 15 years old.
“Sa gulang po na 15 years old ay naranasan ko ang pinakamapait na maaring maranasan ng isang bata, pero dahil po sa aking narundog na pangarap na maihaon ng aking pamilya sa kahirapan ay pinilit ko pong kalimutan ang pangyayaring ito sa aking puso at isipan,” said Gerald.
“Hindi po alam ng aking pamilya pero apat na beses po akong nag-isip na tapusin na ang aking buhay dahil sa matinding kahihiyan na maaari kong maranasan kapag nalaman ito ng lahat, dahil sa pandidiri ko sa sarili na ginawan ako ng ganito, dahil alam ko po sa sarili ko na wala akong magagawa at walang makikinig sa’kin,” he added.
In his vlog, Gerald said that one of the individuals who approached him was younger than him when they experienced the same maltreatment from Tan.
“Ako po ay gulat na gulat dahil may mga nag-message po sa akin na ilan niya din pong nabiktima,” said Gerald. “Ang ikinagulantang ko po ay meron po na mas bata pa sakin,”
However, he refused to name the said individual, saying that he was not in the right position to reveal their identities.
“Nasa sa kanila ‘yon kung gusto nilang lumabas at magsalita,” he stated.
He also said that he was already preparing to file charges against Tan.
Before he ended his vlog, Gerald said that he hoped his decision to disclose his experience would inspire other members of the showbiz community also to seek justice.
“Nakikita ko na po ang liwanag doon po sa madilim kong pinagdaanan,” he stated.
As of this writing, Tan has yet to respond to Gerald’s revelation.