Editor's Word: This story hyperlinks out to a video that features descriptions of a number of sexual encounters.
Trevor Bauer is not going to face prison expenses stemming from allegations of sexual assault, CBS Los Angeles stories. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher has been on administrative depart since July after police confirmed he was beneath investigation.
"After a radical assessment of all of the accessible proof, together with the civil restraining order proceedings, witness statements and the bodily proof, the Persons are unable to show the related expenses past an affordable doubt," a cost analysis worksheet from the Los Angeles County District Lawyer's workplace reads, in response to CBS Los Angeles.
In a video posted on social media shortly after the announcement was made, Bauer stated "each my representatives and I've anticipated this final result from the start." Bauer added that he had not made many earlier statements in regards to the case as a result of "I consider that allegations as critical as these must be absolutely investigated and never adjudicated within the media."
The Pasadena Police Division in June confirmed it was investigating an allegation that Bauer assaulted a San Diego lady at his house on April 21 and Could 16. Main League Baseball rapidly positioned Bauer on depart, which the league is allowed to do even when expenses aren't filed beneath its home violence coverage.
The 27-year-old lady requested for a five-year extension of a short lived restraining order in opposition to Bauer, however a decide in August denied her request. Throughout her testimony, the girl alleged, amongst different issues, that Bauer choked her till she misplaced consciousness throughout a sexual encounter.
Bauer has denied all wrongdoing. Bauer's agent, Jon Fetterolf, stated in August that his shopper and the girl had a "transient and wholly consensual sexual relationship," starting in April 2021. He added that Bauer had messages from the girl through which she "repeatedly asking for 'tough' sexual encounters."
In his video message on Tuesday, Bauer stated the "majority" of stories surrounding the case "are primarily based on what the Los Angeles Superior Court docket has deemed to be a 'materially deceptive petition.'" He then offered his facet of the story, saying "I had consensual intercourse with this lady on two events at my residence in Pasadena, throughout which we engaged in tough intercourse."
Bauer claimed each he and the girl agreed to tough intercourse and "established guidelines and bounds, and I adopted them."
In August, The Washington Put up reported Bauer was the topic of a separate 2020 short-term safety order after an Ohio lady accused him of bodily abusing her with out her consent throughout intercourse and later sending threatening messages.
Fetterolf instructed the Put up these allegations had been "categorically false."
After profitable the Nationwide League Cy Younger Award in 2020 with the Cincinnati Reds, Bauer signed a three-year cope with the Dodgers value $102 million in 2021. On the time he was positioned on depart, Bauer had an 8–5 report and a 2.59 ERA within the 2021 season.
Sophie Reardon contributed reporting.