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IrvinStabbedMe t1_j442eyr wrote

Reply to comment by FedoraChronicles in Dodgers release Bauer, set to pay him over $21M. by PrincessBananas85

Basically he was accused of sexual assault by a woman. She was granted a restraining order against him that a judge later dismissed. The MLB took the allegations very seriously and suspended him 2 full seasons, the longest ban ever that wasn't a lifetime ban.

Courts never pressed charges, I believe due to no evidence and not having a case. And Bauer won an appeal to reduce his suspension. He also countersunk the woman for defamation along with suing some sports news sites for the same.

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Morkins324 t1_j44pf6l wrote

Yeah, it was an incredibly odd situation. Bauer and the woman had a consensual sexual relationship, which included a component of rough sex. I believe there were text messages where she had explicitly consented to things like choking and slapping. I think she also admitted that. Additionally, the allegations hinged on something that was claimed to have occurred during the first of two encounters. So, after he had supposedly sexually assaulted her, she continued contacting him and met up with him again for another encounter with rough sex. I also think she had taken a smiling selfie of herself in bed with him the morning after the supposed assault.

Bauer doesn't exactly come out of it looking great. Given the agreed upon facts, it isn't unreasonable to believe that he may have actually assaulted the woman. However, it is also reasonable to question the woman's allegations. Her motives are questionable given the timeline and the fact that she had gone back to see him again after the supposed assault. I wouldn't blame anyone for choosing to believe either one of them or neither of them or both of them. It is entirely possible that Bauer genuinely believed that she consented, or she had genuinely given consent but then it got out of hand and she regretted it but didn't verbalize revoking consent. They are probably the only two people that actually know what really happened.

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DFWPunk t1_j44vn1e wrote

There is also the case in Ohio, and the fact his texts confirm a lot of the disturbing details, which are disturbing even if you believe he's innocent of the charges. It's really violent, and his enjoyment is frightening.

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Morkins324 t1_j44wkdm wrote

Yeah, that is what I meant by "doesn't exactly come out of it looking great".

As far as finding the details disturbing, the saying goes "Don't kink shame". People are into different things. Just because he is into the roleplay of it doesn't necessarily mean that he wants to do anything that is non-consensual. People are complicated and just because we might not understand it doesn't mean that it is anything "wrong".

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HungLikeALemur t1_j45l53l wrote

“Beating his wife’s ass” is a gross over-exaggeration, bordering on lying or just complete lack of information on the actual case.

He still guilty of DV but there is no reason to make-up stuff to make it seem worse than it was. That just makes some ppl question the entire thing. The initial police report and charges were just incorrect which is why some charges were dropped and others reduced when the body can footage was released.

Not to mention, “welcomed back with open arms”? Yeah, he definitely wasn’t lol.

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