A group of almost 20 people harassed and insulted the Peruvian teenager because of his sexual orientation.

This Friday, October 1, the adolescent tiktoker Josi Martínez suffered a homophobic attack when he was taking a walk with some friends through the Larcomar shopping center, located in the Miraflores district.

According to the ATV Noticias report, Josi was intercepted by a group of subjects who, upon noticing his presence at the scene, decided to insult him because of his sexual orientation.

Faced with this homophobic attack, his friends, who were a couple in love, identified as María Fernanda and Aaron, immediately came to his defense.

We heard the screams, who said ca ***, rosque ***, for no reason. The boys started chasing him, they were like 20 Said the friend of the popular influencer.

For her part, Josi’s best friend pointed out that they tried to dialogue with the attackers to stop the wave of insults:  “I first tried to speak peacefully with them and I told them please leave us alone . 

According to the testimony of María Fernanda, the group of young people ignored her request and even tried to beat her.

Given this, her partner came to defend her, thus starting a strong fight. In the images, it can be seen how one of the subjects has reduced the young man while she tries to stop the blows.

After the confrontation, Josi Martínez’s friend ended up with bruises on his face, scratches on his nose and a broken tooth.

Miraflores serenazgo personnel were near the scene of the events; however, those affected say they did nothing to defend them.

The ATV Noticias team tried to get the security cameras of the Larcomar shopping center to identify the attackers of Josi Martínez. However, this request was denied, as several of the subjects were minors.

Despite this, Josi Martínez has already filed the corresponding complaint at the district police station. The boys hope that the authorities will take action on the matter.

JOSI SAYS

After suffering a homophobic attack at the Larcomar shopping center, Josi Martínez contacted a reporter from ATV Noticias to tell her version of the events.

According to the statements of the Peruvian influencer, he was only walking with his friends when they suddenly began to throw homophobic insults at him for no apparent reason.

“They start calling me … to insult … using insults like ca ***. It was horrible and all caused by an act of homophobia, ” said Josi Martínez.

“One even wanted to raise Mafer’s hand and at that moment Aarón gets in and defends her because obviously how is he going to hit her?” he added indignantly.

ORDINANCE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

In March 2015, the municipality of Miraflores approved an ordinance -N ° 437- that aims to promote respect for equality among citizens, while prohibiting and sanctioning any form of discrimination in the district.

That is why carrying out some type of discriminatory act in the district is sanctioned with an UIT (S / .4300). In addition, the Municipal Attorney’s Office makes these facts known to the Public Ministry for the corresponding investigations.

WHO IS JOSI MARTÍNEZ?

Josi María Martínez Escobar, better known as Josi, is a 17-year-old tiktoker with more than 21 million followers, being the most popular Peruvian on the Chinese platform. He also has an account on YouTube, where he uploads videos.

Thanks to her personality and quirky way of speaking, Josi gained massive popularity on TikTok during her quarantine with a series of videos that satirized love and toxic relationships, as well as imitating her mother.

These qualities have led him to be nominated for the 2021 MTV MIAW Awards and have placed him in the spotlight in the international spotlight.

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