According to a report from NBC Miami, NWA Superstar Taryn Terrell recently joined a lawsuit that alleges sexual abuse at a hotel in South Florida. Terrell is joining a lawsuit filed by three other women who claim Miami Biltmore massage therapist Oscar Ojeda sexually abused them.
According to Terrell, she and her husband stayed at the hotel in August of 2020 and she went to receive a massage from Ojeda, where he touched her inappropriately. She said,
“I froze in fear. I wish I was one of those people who said I stood up and I said ‘this is not OK’ but I was terrified. In the moment that everything happened I was so mad at myself that I couldn’t even say to him to stop doing what he was doing.”
Terrell said she and others brought the situation to the hotel’s management and when they did, the hotel offered them a free massage. Ojeda was arrested in May of 2021 on charges of misdemeanor battery against Terrell and Seda Aktas.
“I think the fact that this continued to happen is just gut-wrenching. I may be a wrestler, I may be a stunt woman, I may be all of those things. But at the end of the day, I am a human and I deserve the same respect and decency that every other human deserves, and when someone invades your intimate private space, it’s not OK.”
Following the situation coming to light last month, the Biltmore issued a statement, saying, its “top priority is ensuring the safety and well-being of all our guests and employees. We were disheartened to learn about this guest’s experience and our former employee’s conduct, the latter of whom is not a part of the Biltmore team. We do not condone this kind of behavior and it is certainly not in any way a representation of the Biltmore and the quality of the services we provide.”
Terrell added, “I used my voice afterwards because I didn’t want it to happen to anybody else. And it did and it happened and I feel so sick to my stomach. They didn’t make me feel like going to the police was a thing.”
Ojeda recently pleaded not guilty to the charges he’s facing and has a court date in December.
