A Romanian singer who fled his home country to escape homophobic abuse has revealed how he was left feeling suicidal after being sexually abused and robbed while sleeping rough in London.
The singer, who performs under the name Constantin4U, came to England in 2010 with no money, but revealed that men in the UK then demanded sexual favours from him and threatened his life if he did not comply.
The 31-year-old, who lives in Lambeth, south London, and is speaking for the first time about the alleged abuse, said wealthy men who abused him 'physically and sexually' were the worst offenders.
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Romanian singer Constantin4U, who fled his home country to escape homophobic abuse, has revealed how he was left feeling suicidal after being sexually abused and robbed while sleeping rough in London
He said that his abusers would threaten him with going to the police and getting him deported 'for being homeless' if he came forward.
'Very wealthy people would come to the parks late at night and abuse me physically and sexually,' he said.
'I remember them owning expensive watches and jewellery.
'The abusers were always men - I remember some of them wore wedding rings. Around 3am – 4am in the morning they would come, sometimes drunk, sometimes on drugs, but they knew what they were doing.
'They abused me and forced me into acts against my will.
'They would threaten me - if I didn't have sex with them, they would go to the police and deport me for being homeless.
The singer, who performs under the name Constantin4U, came to England in 2010 with no money because of abuse back home, but revealed that men in the UK then demanded sexual favours from him and threatened his life if he did not comply. He was abused while sleeping rough in parks by men, and 'wealthy men' were the 'worst offenders', he said
I was a very easy target and felt like prey to them. 'I could hardly speak English and didn't have anyone to turn to - and of course was terrified of being deported.
'It was the worst part of my life and is very difficult for me to relive,' he added.
The Romanian said he contemplated suicide 'a couple of times' because of the abuse and in one incident he was forced to floor and then pushed into a freezing lake.
Constantin's 2014 music video, One Boy From A Little Town, has had more than one
