Former Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi (C) speaks alongside her manager Sergio Andrade (L) and backup singer Maria Raquenel Portillo during a news conference at Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia December 5, 2000. Teary-eyed and desperate, the fallen pop star made an impashioned plea to human rights groups to help her prove her innocence from sexual abuse charges just days ahead of her extradition hearing in Brazil. It was the first time the trio, who all face similar extradition hearings, spoke to the media since their arrest last January.

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