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 million views on Youtube and was re-produced by Vevo in 2018. The singer's other song, Dirty Crucifix, has been viewed nearly half a million times
'I remember one time I decided to fight back against one of those men in St James Park, to try and escape, but this guy wrestled me to the floor and pushed me in the lake,' he said.
'It was the middle of the night and the water was freezing cold, I was terrified - I didn't even know how to swim.
'I felt very low, very miserable for a long time afterwards. I just felt empty and full of disgust about myself.
'It was really tough. To be honest, I contemplated suicide a couple of times.'
Constantin said he was also robbed while sleeping rough, leaving him with 'absolutely nothing'.
'I was very scared to sleep in the park at night. I remember how I felt when I woke up one morning and my rucksack with all my belongings was gone.
'It had all my documents, including my passport. I was terrified because I was left with absolutely nothing.'
He added that he was offered the opportunity by police to go back to Romania, but was not able to because of the alienation that his sexuality prompted.
Constantin was unable to go back to Romania and, with no money, was forced to steal sandwiches to eat. He spent his time looking for jobs in restaurants but struggled because he spoke little English. But he has used his bad experiences to drive his recent success, and his 2014 music video, One Boy From A Little Town, has had more than one million views on Youtube
Instead, he stayed in London and was forced to steal sandwiches because he had no money and was 'so hungry I was feeling sick'.
'I was outside a sandwich shop at Victoria Station but didn't have any money. I was so desperate, I grabbed a couple of sandwiches and left without paying,' he said.
'The staff saw me and watched me take them but didn't do anything. I think they sensed that I was in a lot of trouble. But I still feel ashamed of what happened.'
Constantin spent his time in the day looking for a job in restaurants but found it difficult because of his limited English.
'At many places, I saw people laughing behind my back. I was totally humiliated. And I was incredibly sad by how I was treated. But I refused to give up,' he said.
But he was then given food and clothes by a 'wonderful' man, Mahmood, and has used his bad experiences to drive his recent success.
His 2014 music video, One Boy From A Little Town, has had more than one million views on Youtube.
'My advice to anyone going through something similar would be to never, ever, play their games,' Constantin said.
'Go straight to the police, you don't have to take their abuse.
'Don't be quiet, don't be ashamed like I was. There are a lot of wonderful people who are on the streets, these are good people who don't deserve to be treated like this.'
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