Kevin Gates opens up about being sexually assaulted as a child. During a recent interview on Club Shay Shay, Gates says he was molested as a teenager. “And it created the space for me to have with my children to where my children know, don’t nobody never touch you, not even me. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. “I created a space, and I tell them, ‘You was vulnerable.’ Then, we have built ourselves into machines to where we can protect the inner child.”