José Emiliano Aguilar, Pepe Aguilar’s oldest son was arrested last March for trying to smuggle 4 Chinese men illegally into the U.S. Apparently they had agreed to pay between $3,000 and $6,000 each if they successfully entered the U.S. Pepe Aguilar explains that this was a cry for help because his son was suffering prior to this and is currently suffering from mental illness.Embed from Getty Images
“I understand the pain he was going through because after all of this happened I learned a lot of things that I didn’t know of my son,” says Pepe Aguilar to El Gordo y La Flaca. “Now I understand that in reality, he was crying for help, but to himself, because he wasn’t telling anyone anything until this happened.”
According to reporter María Hurtado, the young man suffers from serious mental health issues and he suffered a lot when his parents got separated. It’s not clear what type of mental illness he suffers from, but what they do know is that when his parents separated, the young child had to sleep with his mom until he was 15.
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Aguilar’s son was sentenced to 3 years of probation and will be attending rehab for drug abuse since he was using marijuana. “He’s been there for me for everything, in everything…even when he’s on tour or has other engagements because he is a busy man, he’s never left me alone, never,” said José Emiliano Aguilar.
We’re glad that this young man is getting a second chance and applaud his famous father for sticking by him and getting him the help that he needs.