Matt Araiza was released as the starting punter for the Buffalo Bills last August. It came three days after being named in a civil lawsuit that alleged he participated in multiple rapes of an intoxicated 17-year-old girl at a 2021 off-campus house party while he attended San Diego State.
San Diego State kicker Matt Araiza looks on at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 6, 2022. Matt Araiza was released as the starting punter for the Buffalo Bills last August. It came three days after being named in a civil lawsuit thatAraiza maintained his innocence, but the allegations were graphic.In December, the San Diego District Attorney's Office announced it would not criminally charge Araiza or the others for the alleged assaults.
“Even at the beginning, I kept saying that the evidence would prove I am innocent,” Araiza said. “I am hoping to get into a camp and compete for a job to help a team.” The obvious solution is to settle the case before then. At least 95 percent of civil lawsuits are resolved before going to trial, according to numerous legal industry figures and estimates. The two sides have already discussed that path, with Ariaza’s camp saying it recently turned down a $50,000 deal.“I’m not interested in settling,” Araiza, who signed a four year, $3.9 million contract with the Bills prior to being terminated, told Yahoo Sports.
Any admission of wrongdoing could also scare off NFL teams, which may not want to employ someone who has been involved in such a scandal. Often civil cases are settled just to put the issue in the past. “The reason we are going to win the case is that there is no dispute that Matt Araiza was 21 and he raped my client who was 17 and obviously intoxicated,” Gilleon said, noting age of consent in California is 18.
Araiza says the more evidence that comes out the better. His legal team is currently seeking to have all material from law enforcement unsealed. The San Diego police and the prosecutor’s office each conducted lengthy but separate investigations. At least 35 witnesses were interviewed and four terabytes of data was seized through search warrants.Amador stated her belief that Araiza left the party about an hour before the alleged gang rape in a bedroom in the house.
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