Ex-president denies sex-for-contracts allegations as scandal grows in Colombia
Miami Herald · Antonio María Delgado ·
Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro denies allegations that he traded government contracts for sexual favors involving dozens of women.
A Colombian woman who says she had a five-year intimate relationship with former President Gustavo Petro has accused him of using government contracts to obtain sexual favors from dozens of women, allegations he vehemently denies as part of a politically motivated campaign to expose his private life.
The accusations, detailed in an investigation by Colombian magazine Semana, have triggered a growing political and judicial controversy involving claims of cocaine use, private sexual gatherings and intimidation of women allegedly rewarded with government employment.
Deicy Jiménez, who says she began a relationship with Petro in 2019, alleges that he helped her obtain contracts with several government institutions and that between 30 and 40 other women benefited from similar arrangements.
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