De La Hoya Accused of Sexual Assault

An unidentified woman is alleging that former welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya sexually assaulted her, a charge De La Hoya has denied through his attorney.

De La Hoya has not been arrested nor questioned by police, who are investigating the allegation, which was made at about 3:30 a.m. Monday after the woman and two other females were asked to leave a party at De La Hoya’s West L.A. home.

LAPD officers answered a call from one of the three ejected party-goers at about 2:30.

The sexual assault charge was not made by the woman until she showed up at the Hollenbeck Division about an hour later.

“The victim alleged that she was the victim of a sexual assault and that Oscar De La Hoya was the perpetrator,” said Cmdr. Dave Kalish of the Los Angeles Police Department.

“The true facts,” according to a statement released by Bob Chapman, De La Hoya’s attorney, “are that three individuals created a disturbance at Mr. De La Hoya’s house. . . . Apparently one of those individuals thereafter made a false report in order to embarrass Mr. De La Hoya.”

The alleged victim has undergone a medical exam. Police are not ready to release the results.

“The detectives on the case will talk to witnesses and then the suspect, who is always the last one spoken to,” Kalish said. “Ultimately, the evidence will be presented to the district attorney to see if a criminal filing is appropriate.”

De La Hoya was sued last year by a woman who claimed De La Hoya sexually assaulted her in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. That case is still pending.