Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico, facing sexual harassment by his former employee

Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico, facing sexual harassment by his former employee. Erstwhile World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico is facing a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former employee.

Cotto, who was beaten by pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao last month via a 12th round technical knockout, was sued by Martha Chacon Acevedo. She is reportedly seeking $500,000 in damages in the lawsuit filed in a US district court.

According to DoghouseBoxing.com, Acevedo said Cotto “made unwanted romantic advances towards her” when she was an administrator of Cotto’s residential property in the US Caribbean territory.

Cotto and Acevedo allegedly had a two-month affair, BoxingScene.com added. She reasoned that she got involved with Cotto for fear of losing her job. When she broke up with the boxer, Cotto reportedly fired her in October 2008.

BoxingScene.com, meanwhile, added that Cotto’s father, Miguel Sr., and other members of his have also been sued with claims of sexual harassment.

Cotto's family said in a statement that the lawsuit was “frivolous, empty and a total fabrication.” They vowed to fight until the very end.

Cotto, 29, is a two-division champion. He is married to Melissa Guzman. They have two children. Cotto has another child with another woman, according to his Wikipedia entry.