A lot of people owe Punt god a apology

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

https://sports.yahoo.com/prosecutors...225211550.html

Prosecutors say former #Bills punter Matt Araiza wasn’t present during an alleged gang rape of a minor that occurred at an off-campus party in October 2021.

Buffalo cut Araiza when word of the incident became public prior to the start of last season. https://t.co/RUtfTE8Vf1

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 9, 2023

[staylor26]

Chiefs should sign him now

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Chiefs should sign him now

Man - Chad Forbes would be piiiiiiiiiiiiiissed.

I'm here for it.

[RunKC]

The woman who falsely accused him should be in jail for at least 20 years.

Women who are proven to falsely accuse rape should be thrown in prison with devastating consequences.

[Stewie]

I don't think much will happen to her since she was a minor at the time.

As for those around her, they should be held accountable for publicly airing these false claims without doing their own due diligence.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by RunKC

The woman who falsely accused him should be in jail for at least 20 years.

Women who are proven to falsely accuse rape should be thrown in prison with devastating consequences.

She had sex with him that night and was also raped and I think out of her mind?


admittedly I don't know the details though

[jettio]

I wonder if XFL or USFL would have given him a chance if he pursued it.

Probably would have better chance at getting an NFL job while civil suit is pending if he played XFL or USFL.

Maybe this information was shared so that he would get signed BY NFL team now.

[Bump]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

She had sex with him that night and was also raped and I think out of her mind?


admittedly I don't know the details though

didn't it say that the video of the alleged gang rape looked consensual?

[Megatron96]

"Amador also explained to the girl that additional witness testimony alleged that at this period of time, “you were approaching men at the party saying, ‘I want you to [expletive] me and if you don’t [expletive] me you’re a [expletive].”"

Seems like a nice girl.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Maybe they'll throw another hissy fit over this and refuse to play their first game.

Josh Allen is traumatized by what he saw happen to his teammate. Definitely not appropriate to play football this season until those emotional wounds heal.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Chiefs should sign him now

It does sound like :13 is all he needs

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by wazu

That article is pretty unreal. She had sex with 2 guys at the party including Araiza before the alleged gang rape happened. And the prosecutors say the video of the gang rape everything looks consensual, and Matt wasn't in it.

Pretty brutal to have something like this kill your career before it even starts. Hopefully somebody gives him a shot.

He's likely still guilty of statutory rape if she was underage.

Also, I hope he sues the Bills/Beane for cutting him.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

He's likely still guilty of statutory rape if she was underage.

Also, I hope he sues the Bills/Beane for cutting him.

California, being a fairly odd little state, is one of the few states that allows for a "She looked 18" sort of defense.

And given that there appear to be no shortage of people willing to testify that was stating she was 18, it seems unlikely that they'll even bring charges.

[Yosef_Malkovitch]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Oh it's a pretty easy one; just straight defamation.

The problem is going to be showing that she KNEW it was bullshit.

And that's why she needs to be dismissing that civil case tomorrow. Because she's now been apprised of some information that she could've potentially previously claim she was black-out drunk and forgot.

But because it's a pretty textbook defamation per se example, he wouldn't even have to prove damages; they'll be presumed.

But the standard for defamation is 'knowingly'. Oh there are some 'conscious disregard' sort of ways to approach it as well, but ultimately he'll have to establish that she KNEW it was a crock of shit when she gave any/all of the details she gave and/or pursued the civil case.

That's gonna be pretty tough.

On top of all this there's the matter of collecting a judgment. He may (theoretically speaking) sue her and win, but you can't collect what someone doesn't have. She almost certainly doesn't have the kind of money he would need to make himself whole.

[jettio]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

He's likely still guilty of statutory rape if she was underage.

Also, I hope he sues the Bills/Beane for cutting him.

What is your legal argument for suing the Bills?

If he got paid what he was supposed to be paid for a 6th round pick that does not make the roster, he has no case.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Yosef_Malkovitch

On top of all this there's the matter of collecting a judgment. He may (theoretically speaking) sue her and win, but you can't collect what someone doesn't have. She almost certainly doesn't have the kind of money he would need to make himself whole.

All depends if any major news outlets rushed to claim him guilty and were sloppy with their editorializing.

Because the standard is set for going after news orgs like that.