Bills punter accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old???
Adam Schefter has just reported that Bills rookie Punter Matt Araiza has been accused along with two others of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl last year in a civil lawsuit filed on Thursday.
The lawsuit accuses Araiza, 22, of having sex with the then-high school senior outside at an off-campus party before bringing her inside a room where she was repeatedly raped, according to The Los Angeles Times. The lawsuit states that the minor went in and out of consciousness but remembers moments as the men took turns assaulting her, according to the Times.
Araiza's lawyer, Kerry Armstrong, called the accusation false and told the Times his investigator spoke to witnesses from the party who contradict what is stated in the lawsuit.
A day after the party, the teen reported the rape to San Diego police, who opened up an investigation. No arrests have been made and the suspects had not been publicly identified, but detectives recently submitted their findings to the district attorney's office to determine whether charges should be filed, according to the Times.
