When Twitter pushes a bit far it leads to Suicide

The musician said that he was anonymously accused via the  MeTooMusicosMexicanos (#MeTooMexicanMusicians) Twitter hashtag of abusing and harassing a woman when she was 13-years-old.

 The founder and bassist of the Mexican rock band Botellita de Jerez, 64-year-old , killed himself on Monday after posting a suicide letter on Twitter that said he was falsely and anonymously accused of sexually abusing a minor. Vega Gil was found dead at his Mexico City home, authorities confirmed.

“I will say this categorically, this accusation is false,” Vega Gil’s letter said. “Let me make it clear that my death is not a confession of guilt, on the contrary it is a radical declaration of my innocence. I just want to clear the path my son will walk in the future.”

The representative for Botellita de Jerez, Paola Hernandez, said she spoke with Vega Gil at around 2.00 a.m., some two hours before his death. “He was really sad and pissed off, he didn’t know how to clear his name. He said he wasn’t guilty … he was worried about how his son would take all this,” Hernandez said during a radio interview.

An important reminder of how screwed up the MeToo movement is. It is the same as mob-lynching, due process is a must for all, evidence is a must. "My Death Not Confession Of Guilt": Rock Star Kills Himself Over #MeToo https://t.co/hgFM2pm8Im via @ndtv #MeTooMexicanMusicians

— #EqualLawsNOW! (@EqualLawsNow) April 2, 2019

Vega Gil’s death sparked an acrimonious debate on Mexican social media. Some argued that if he was innocent he should have cleared his name in Mexico’s justice system, while others said the court of public opinion, especially online, had already found him guilty and permanently muddied his reputation.

Vega Gil ended his letter saying: “Don’t blame anyone for my death, this suicide is a conscious, voluntary, free and personal decision. Hasta pronto.”