One of the reported reasons he settled was a disclosure by his attorneys that his ability to pay a larger sum was limited. Per the Post, the woman's lawsuit was settled for $250,000. He claimed the allegations to be "totally false" and insisted he and his accuser had consensual sex, which led to his accuser countering she is a lesbian who was attending the game with her female fiancée.
The allegations against Puig from the 2018 Lakers game came to light later in 2020. He did reach a deal with the Atlanta Braves in 2020, but that was nixed by a positive COVID-19 test. Once considered one of the most exciting talents in all of baseball, Puig has not appeared in an MLB game since the 2017 season.
The investigation was reportedly closed, leaving Puig fully available for what would be one of the better seasons of his career in 2017. The league reportedly did get Puig to grant the women permission to speak with its investigators despite the NDAs, but it's unclear if the women chose to do so. While MLB has frequently sidelined players accused of sexual assault and domestic violence, it apparently took no such action upon learning of the allegations against Puig. She reportedly told police she wanted the allegation documented but not prosecuted due to the fame of her alleged attacker.īoth women reached confidential settlements with Puig through Allred in April of that year. The alleged assault was reported to Santa Fe Springs police two days later, with the woman showing a bruise on her right shoulder, marks on both sides of her lower neck and bruising on the left of her chin. She then reportedly texted a friend to come "rescue" her in messages obtained by the Post. The woman said Puig only released her once she began to pass out. An angry Puig allegedly slapped the woman "violently and repeatedly" across the face, then choked her with his left hand. It is unclear what kind of relationship they had before meeting at FanFest, if there was any at all. After the event, he allegedly invited a woman to join him at a friend's house in Santa Fe Springs, where they had consensual sex in the bedroom.ĭuring intercourse, the second woman claimed Puig noticed a bruise on her leg and accused her of having sex with someone else. There is reportedly no indication the woman reported the alleged assault to the police.Ī day later, Puig attended the Dodgers' FanFest at Dodger Stadium, where he pledged to focus more on baseball after a turbulent 2016 season. Puig then allegedly tried to force her to perform oral sex on him, which she also resisted, at which point Puig ejaculated and left the apartment. The woman said she repeatedly told Puig to leave and told him she was not interested in sex, but he only stopped after she screamed once he attempted to rape her. Puig allegedly insisted on walking her to her door, which she said she protested due to their mutual inebriation, then pushed his way into her apartment, started kissing her and pulled off her underwear. Puig allegedly offered to take the woman home around the time she realized she was intoxicated. 27, 2017 with a woman, who lived in Los Angeles. In a letter Allred reportedly sent to Puig, she claimed the outfielder went to a nightclub on Jan. Puig had previously been accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed he accosted her in the bathroom of a suite at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
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