Gloria Estefan Reveals She Was Molested At 9 By A Family Friend

Gloria Estefan revealed that she was sexually abused by someone her mother trusted at the age of 9.

In the latest episode of the Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk: The Estefans, the Latin icon, 64, shared the revelation. "He was family, but not close family. He was in a position of power because my mother had put me in his music school and he immediately started telling her how talented I was and how I needed special attention, and she felt lucky that he was focusing this kind of attention on me,” the singer confessed during the episode.

If you've been following Estefan's career, you know that she was born in Cuba and moved to Miami with her family when she was just a toddler.

Estefan shared her experience, alongside her co-hosts, daughter Emily Estefan and niece Lili Estefan. "93% of abused children know and trust their abusers, and I know this, because I was one of them," the icon said, to which her niece replied with, "You’ve waited for this moment a long time."

“I have,” Estefan started.” I told him, ‘This cannot happen, you cannot do this.’ He goes: ‘Your father’s in Vietnam, your mother’s alone and I will kill her if you tell her.’ And I knew it was crazy, because at no point did I ever think that it was because of me that this was happening. I knew the man was insane and that’s why I thought he might actually hurt my mother."

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search your local center here.