Matt Araiza accused of rape, served with a lawsuit.

[John from Riverside]

Don’t rush to judgment on us what the fax play out

[NickelCity]

6 minutes ago, StHustle said:

Hate stuff like this. If he were a regular joe blow making minimum wage, would there be a lawsuit at all? 
 

The timing highly questionable with it coming right after he secured an nfl career (when Haack was cut).

 

Not enough for him to be arrested even when investigators heard him say he had sex with her…yet now it’s a money grab thing.

 

Again if he was working at 7/11, there is no lawsuit and his reputation remains in tact.

 

She went to the cops a day later when he was in college. This is a bad take. 

[Beck Water]

29 minutes ago, Rocky Landing said:

If she was 17, and he was 22, it is felony statutory rape. Consent does not apply.

 

He was 21.

[Beast]

The article says the two other named suspects have attorney's.

 

Araiza must also have one. At least you would think so.

 

How could the Bills not know about this?

Edited August 26, 2022 by Beast

[Matt_In_NH]

I wonder if other teams knew of this and did not draft him.   His lawyer says Ariaza is targeted because he is a Buffalo Bill, not a doubt in his mind....yet the other accsued on nobody's on the team still...nice try

[stevewin]

1 minute ago, HOUSE said:

We have more attorneys then Morgan and  Morgan on this board

 

Cellino and Barnes

[Dick_Cheney]

4 minutes ago, Beast said:

 

She named three people. It is alleged five raped her. Ever stop to think the police are attempting to identify those other two males?

 

You don't want to put tis girl through multiple trials if true.

 

 

Yeah, that's not how it works. The 3 known people would have been arrested and charged. No way that they wouldn't squeal on the other two people, either out of just being an idiot and talking to the cops, or as part of some deal offering. They don't just wait for every single person to be ID'd before doing anything at all, especially in a gang rape case which could potentially be charged as a capital crime (unlikely but possible).

 

But I will say yes, you could be right. Not really saying you're not, just that with my time in the CJ world, that's been my experience with how things usually develop. Either way, awful as hell all around.

[CountDorkula]

2 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

Araiza’s Defense Attorney claims to have witnesses saying something different. If it is open and shut you have to wonder why we’re ten months in without criminal proceedings commencing and that’s something which will surely turn the heat up under the state department and the college in particular.

Again so everyone understands and not just you it takes an insanely long time to build a criminal rape case and they are very very hard to prosecute

[ToGoGo]

This is tough. He's going to be a great player. That means you need to be sure you're making the right roster move. 

 

Let's not lose sight of what actually matters. The truth. If the Bills truly believe this is a money grab, then the right thing to do is stand by him. If they truly believe he did it, or there's shadiness around his story, then the right move is to cut him. 

 

McDermott is a man of God. If they stick by Araiza now, then I truly believe they feel he is innocent. We're not the Browns or Dolphins. 

[ColoradoBills]

1 minute ago, HOUSE said:

We have more attorneys then Morgan and  Morgan on this board

 

 

Lawyers, guns and money!  I'm a little short.  You got your wallet?

[Rocky Landing]

1 minute ago, Beck Water said:

 

He was 21.

Still a felony. If he had been up to three years older, it would be misdemeanor statutory rape.

[Beck Water]

14 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

This stuff happens at probably every high school and college house party ever.

 

Jesus, WTF are you getting at?  IF the allegation is true, would it somehow make it better if it's common?

[716er]

Just now, Matt_In_NH said:

I wonder if other teams knew of this and did not draft him.   His lawyer says Ariaza is targeted because he is a Buffalo Bill, not a doubt in his mind....yet the other accsued on nobody's on the team still...nice try

Araiza was talked about like the best punter ever. There were talks of him going in as high as the 2nd round.

 

He was then the 3rd punter off the board.

 

No doubt in my mind teams knew about this. 

[aristocrat]

I mean the guy knew he had an std and still didn’t put on a rubber? Does he have aids? Monkey pox? 

[stevestojan]

*****!! 
 

*****!!! 
 

***** it!! 

[Mr. WEO]

8 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

Now you’re making an assumption he just has sex with any girl no matter age like a predator.  It can be reasonably assumed if you’re at a college party you’re  a student at that school.  Sort of like if you take a girl home from a bar you’re assuming she’s 21. 

 

Not saying that made him "a predator" (wtf? ).  Saying most college guys wouldn't car if they knew she was a high school student.

 

Settle down...

[Rico]

47 minutes ago, JaCrispy said:

Silver lining in all of this, though (as bad as it is), if there had to be a player on the team accused of rape, thank God it was the punter, of all positions…

 

Fingers crossed it’s not true though…

Yep. Cut him if you must, then just sign another punter, there should be plenty of candidates on the waiver wire.

[Shake_My_Head]

1 minute ago, jkirchofer said:

You could read any of the articles on the accusations.

I did.   So why no criminal case ten months later?   

[SoMAn]

Not buying it for a second. 

[Greatdane21]

Fortunately several punters will be available shortly, but no thunderfoots .