“He wasn’t even at the party anymore,” deputy district attorney Trisha Amador explained. Perhaps most notably, the district attorney’s office concluded that Araiza couldn’t have led the girl into the alleged gang rape because he “left” the home at about 12:30 a.m., an hour prior to when evidence suggested the alleged gang rape would have occurred. However, few details, let alone their reasoning or additional exculpatory evidence, were included in the initial statement.Ī fuller picture of what police and prosecutors found, however, is now available via a 200-plus-page transcript obtained by Yahoo Sports of a 100-minute meeting in which a deputy district attorney offered a detailed explanation to the girl and her attorneys. 7, 2022, that after conducting their own 124-day investigation, they wouldn’t press any criminal charges in the case. “We just think it’s the best move for everyone to move on from Matt and let him take care of this situation,” Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane said.Īraiza remains out of football despite prosecutors announcing on Dec.

Within days, the Bills cut Araiza, who, due to his record-breaking NCAA career and an 82-yard punt in a preseason game, had earned the nickname “Punt God.” “ went in and in and out of consciousness while” suffering through “the horrific gang rape.” It lasted an hour and a half, the lawsuit read, before she “stumbled out of the room bloody and crying” in part because “multiple piercings had ripped through the skin during the attack.” “Once inside, Araiza threw onto the bed face first,” the lawsuit read. 15, 2021, party at a home near the SDSU campus, Araiza led the girl into a bedroom where “at least three other men” waited. The graphic allegations in the civil lawsuit, however, created a public frenzy. The Bills said they also knew about the incident, investigated it and decided to employ Araiza anyway. While little was known publicly, San Diego Police had spent nearly 10 months on the case before forwarding it to the district attorney without a recommendation for prosecution.

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