When asked by the court whether the abuse took place, Borsato was resolute: “No, I would like to emphatically emphasize that this did not take place,” he answers. The head of the court asked whether the singer is a “warm-blooded or cuddly” person.
Borsato: “I am Italian, it is customary there to kiss and hug each other, even with men. Since the me toodiscussion, I have become very cautious. I don’t hug anyone anymore or let anyone sit on my lap. We have seen where that can lead.”
Father figure
According to the singer, he treated the complainant physically in the same way as he did with his own children. According to him, she lacked a father figure. “Ten times out of ten, she came to sit on my lap. When she came home and saw me, she threw her bike down in the hallway and jumped into my arms. I wanted to support her financially and emotionally. Since her father’s death, she has kept an extra eye on things. She called me her ‘goddess’.”
The mother of the now 26-year-old woman was chairman of the fan club of the Alkmaar singer. Borsato: “Mother and daughter were my biggest fans. They were always at the front. I always made sure that they had good seats.”