Matt "The Punt God" Araiza
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But also if it's true that she was drunk (and/or drugged) she could not consent.
Sounds like a good move by the Bills but what an odd tweet announcing his release. Why include a picture like that?
That's what I thought!
You want to distance yourself from the accused rapist, but in your announcement you include one last photo of him in a Bills uniform?
My bad, I didn’t think any states were actually at 18 for age of consent, but Cali is. I wonder why there’s no ”sex with a minor” charge going on here. Maybe the situation made it such that it was reasonable for Araiza to think she was 18. From what I’ve read, I’m surprised there are no charge of any kind at this point.
What a waste. If the details of this are true, he deserves to go to prison for a long time. Disgusting.
This makes it seem like there’s more to the story and maybe the punter got shafted.
- San Diego Police Department did not recommend charges be filed when the case was submitted in early August.
- Prosecutors determined it is clear the evidence does not support the filing of criminal charges
The comments then followed that it’s almost impossible to move forward on these types of cases where the victim was drunk.
I don’t think you or I can say whether or not it was deserved.
My inclination is that it was…despite criminal charges being unable to proceed.
Looks like Araiza likely got a very bad deal here...
https://sports.yahoo.com/prosecutor...esent-during-alleged-gang-rape-225211550.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/prosecutor...esent-during-alleged-gang-rape-225211550.html
Yep....very bad. As in he wasn't even there bad.
Prosecutors say ex-Bills punter Matt Araiza was not present during alleged gang rape, per report
The 2022 sixth-round pick was cut by Buffalo in August
www.cbssports.com
This one is so egregious, I think he will. He'll probably sue the NFL if he doesn't.
This is a tough situation. The Bills clearly knew this was bullshit when they drafted him, and when they cut their other punter, because they said they knew about the allegation. Never underestimate the effectiveness of the NFL's investigation.
But on the other hand...the Bills were trying to win a superbowl...once it became clear that this was going to be a thing (because of the civil suit), they had to cut him because of the distraction. Even though they knew it was the "wrong" thing to do, they had to cut him in order to get beyond it and try to accomplish their stated responsibility, which is to win the Super Bowl. Not sure what else they could have done really.
I am sure the Bills, and Araiza were absolutely dumbfounded that the accuser and her lawyer actually tried to file a suit around this. I'm sure they knew the evidence and that it was overwhelmingly against her and was going to thoroughly discredit (and embarrass) her, so I'm sure they never expected it to break publicly.
If it’s obvious that he did nothing wrong, why wouldn’t he get another chance?
Because unless this makes big big news like Jonathan Banks (It won't because he never went to jail) it's not going to be widely known that he was cleared. Many people are still going to assume he's a rapist.
On top of that he's just a punter, probably the lowest position value in the NFL. You just arn't going to risk it on a punter.
I'll be shocked but happy for him if he gets another chance.
If he gets another shot, it will likely not be until after the civil trial gets sorted out, which her attorney says they are moving forward.
The additional evidence is certainly damning against the young lady's version of events, including videos.
Matt should have thought a little bit longer about if it was a good idea to have sex with the young woman when he went to go take a pee on the side of the house, and she was so willing after just arriving at the party.
“And you told [a friend], ‘I just had sex.’ … You appeared to be having fun and that the encounter on the side of the house with Matt, suspect Araiza, was consensual.
The additional evidence is certainly damning against the young lady's version of events, including videos.
Matt should have thought a little bit longer about if it was a good idea to have sex with the young woman when he went to go take a pee on the side of the house, and she was so willing after just arriving at the party.
“And you told [a friend], ‘I just had sex.’ … You appeared to be having fun and that the encounter on the side of the house with Matt, suspect Araiza, was consensual.
He can come to GB… even though the Packers FO showed the world why they are the worst FO in all of sports by drafting a mediocre punter in the 5th round.
To be fair, it looks like everyone agrees he had sex with her that night.Yep....very bad. As in he wasn't even there bad.
Prosecutors say ex-Bills punter Matt Araiza was not present during alleged gang rape, per report
The 2022 sixth-round pick was cut by Buffalo in August
So he allegedly had sex with a drunk woman under the age of 18 (consent age in CA) and some people are arguing that he’s the guy who got shafted?
What am I missing here? That’s not sex, that’s rape in most jurisdictions.
His exoneration is that he also didn’t pull a train on the girl because he was gone by then?
What am I missing here? That’s not sex, that’s rape in most jurisdictions.
His exoneration is that he also didn’t pull a train on the girl because he was gone by then?
To be fair she told multiple people she was 18. Also everything on video appears to be consensual sex, and he wasn't there when the supposed rape happen, but she still claims even with all the evidence she is correct. it is becoming apparent she thought she could get some money out of him.
Doesn’t matter for a statutory rape claim in many states (question for another day whether that is fair or not).
And she was drunk.
According to other witness when she was bragging about having sex with the 2nd guy at the party they claim she said she was 18 and didn't appear drunk is what the report says.
Likely because of inability to meet burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt because of conflicting witness statements on her level of intoxication and/or the difficulty of a statutory rape conviction if she indeed said she was 18.
The story just broke. There will be more info soon.
Possibility complainant is an unreliable witness and would be destroyed on the stand? When you continuing to state he was there for a rape and he wasn't even there, and the others you have claimed of rape, don't get anything, tells me prosecutors have severe concerns.
I'm certain that the case is unprosecutable.
Doesn't mean he didn't do anything to be ashamed of.
You see the part where he claimed that it was consensual? That means that he agrees that there was sex.
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