In the essay, Mr. Díaz said that after the assault, he began to suffer from depression and “uncontrollable rage,” and later had troubled relationships with women and problems with fidelity. A spokeswoman from M.I.T., where Mr. Díaz teaches writing, declined to comment, noting that she was still learning about the situation. Another writer, Monica Byrne, said that when she was 32, she had sat next to Mr. Díaz at a dinner and that he had yelled in her face after they disagreed. It was not immediately clear what career repercussions Mr. Díaz might face following the accusations. In his New Yorker essay, Mr. Díaz noted that the abuse he experienced as a child had never stopped affecting him, writing, “No one can hide forever.

Source: New York Times May 04, 2018 19:14 UTC