{"id":151181,"date":"2022-12-07T22:36:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T22:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/no-criminal-charges-will-be-filed-against-matt-araiza\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T22:36:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T22:36:03","slug":"no-criminal-charges-will-be-filed-against-matt-araiza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/no-criminal-charges-will-be-filed-against-matt-araiza\/","title":{"rendered":"No criminal charges will be filed against Matt Araiza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Bills punter Matt Araiza, who was cut by the team once accusations of rape came to light, will not face criminal charges for the October 2021 incident.<\/p>\n
Via Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office decided not to pursue<\/a> criminal charges against Araiza or the other San Diego State players involved in the alleged gang rape.<\/p>\n Said the DA: \u201cUltimately, prosecutors determined it is clear the evidence does not support the filing of criminal charges and there is no path to a potential criminal conviction<\/a>. Prosecutors can only file charges when they ethically believe they can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n That’s a high-minded way of saying prosecutors hate to lose. And they do. The bar for a conviction is very high. If they don’t believe they can surpass it, they exercise their discretion to not pursue criminal charges.<\/p>\n Attorney Dan Gilleon, who represents the alleged victim, seemed to expect the outcome.<\/p>\n