THE founder and bassist of the Mexican rock band Botellita de Jerez, 64-year-old Armando Vega Gil, killed himself Monday after posting a suicide letter on Twitter that said he was falsely and anonymously accused of sexually abusing a minor.

Vega Gil was found dead at his Mexico City home, authorities confirmed.

The musician said that he was anonymously accused via the #MeTooMusicosMexicanos (#MeTooMexicanMusicians) Twitter hashtag of abusing and harassing a woman when she was 13 years old.

“I will say this categorically, this accusation is false,” Vega Gil’s letter said. “Let me make it clear that my death is not a confession of guilt, on the contrary it is a radical declaration of my innocence. I just want to clear the path my son will walk in the future.”

Vega Gil’s death sparked an acrimonious debate on Mexican social media. Some argued that if he was innocent he should have cleared his name in Mexico’s justice system, while others said the court of public opinion, especially online, had already found him guilty and permanently muddied his reputation.

Vega Gil ended his letter saying, “Don’t blame anyone for my death, this suicide is a conscious, voluntary, free and personal decision. Hasta pronto.” (SD-Agencies)