Payments head coach Sean McDermott mentioned he has discovered new data within the final day in regards to the rape allegations his punter, Matt Araiza, faces, and that he desires to study extra.
“I'd say there’s been some [new information in the last 24 hours], and I’m not going to disclaim that, and that’s why I've extra work to do on this,” McDermott instructed reporters after Buffalo’s 21-0 preseason loss to the Panthers in Carolina on Friday. “I’m extra attempting to be solution-oriented proper now. And that’s the place I’m headed. And that’s the place we have to be headed.”
Nonetheless, McDermott declined to disclose when he was made conscious Araiza has been accused of rape; declined to disclose perception into Araiza’s character; declined to state whether or not he was happy with the staff’s response to the allegation; declined to state whether or not Araiza would stay with the staff; and declined to state whether or not he believes Araiza’s denial.
“It’s a matter of looking for the reality on the finish of the day,” McDermott mentioned. “That’s the objective: Discover the reality and do the appropriate factor.”
Throughout the sport, Araiza — who didn't play as a result of McDermott mentioned he “didn’t really feel prefer it was proper” to play him — launched his first public assertion since being accused of taking part in a gang rape of a 17-year-old lady at an off-campus celebration final yr whereas he was at San Diego State College.
“The details of the incident should not what they're portrayed within the lawsuit or within the press,” Araiza mentioned within the assertion to varied media retailers. “I sit up for rapidly setting the file straight.”
In accordance with The Athletic, the Payments had been made conscious of the gang rape allegation final month — after they'd drafted Araiza however earlier than they'd launched Matt Haack, a transaction that made Araiza the one punter on the staff’s roster, all however assuring him a spot. On Friday, backup quarterback Matt Barkley stuffed in at punter.
In an announcement, the staff mentioned it “carried out a radical examination of this matter. As that is an ongoing civil case, we can have no different remark at this level.”
McDermott, who mentioned he has misplaced sleep and discovered extra in regards to the matter because the allegation has turn out to be public, frequently mentioned there's “extra work to be performed.” When requested if he was glad with the way in which the staff has dealt with the allegation, he added, “We now have work to do.”
Araiza, referred to as the “Punt God” due to his booming leg, is dealing with a lawsuit filed in San Diego County Superior Courtroom. The 22-year-old is accused — together with former Aztec teammates Zavier Leonard and Nowlin “Pa’a” Ewaliko — of rape, gender violence and false imprisonment. Within the swimsuit, the alleged sufferer says she was out and in of consciousness however “remembers moments as the boys took turns assaulting her.”
Kerry Armstrong, who's serving as Araiza’s lawyer, instructed the Los Angeles Instances, “It’s a shakedown as a result of he’s now with the Buffalo Payments.”
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