After recently penning a harrowing New Yorker essay in which he revealed that he was a victim of sexual abuse as a child, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz is now embroiled in his own sexual misconduct allegations. As a grad student, I invited Junot Diaz to speak to a workshop on issues of representation in literature. I was an unknown wide-eyed 26 yo, and he used it as an opportunity to corner and forcibly kiss me. Absolutely.”In a statement to The New York Times, Díaz wrote, “I take responsibility for my past. This has been only one instance of misconduct allegations recently making their way through the publishing industry.

Source: National Post May 07, 2018 16:18 UTC