Arizona woman alleges sexual assault by pitcher Trevor Bauer, who denies allegation and countersues

An Arizona woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit updated this week that he held a knife at her throat and choked her until she passed out during a rape that left her pregnant in late 2020.

Bauer was never arrested or charged and he has countersued, denying the allegations and accusing the woman of faking a pregnancy and trying to extort money from him.

"Trevor Bauer categorically denies this woman's unhinged allegations," the player's co-agents, Jon Fetterolf and Rachel Luba, said in a statement Wednesday.

Scottsdale Police Officer Aaron Bolin confirmed Wednesday that Bauer filed a criminal complaint on Jan. 24 alleging the woman was trying to extort him, but detectives did not recommend charges to Maricopa County prosecutors. Bolin said there were also no charges recommended after the woman filed a complaint against Bauer on Dec. 20, alleging a sexual assault two years before.

The woman's accusations are laid out in a civil suit updated this week in Maricopa County Superior Court. She first sued the former Cy Young Award winner in December, and Bauer countersued in April.

The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they have been victims of sexual assault. The woman's attorney did not immediately respond Wednesday to a voicemail seeking additional comment.

In his countersuit, Bauer said he had one consensual sexual encounter with the woman in 2020. He said the woman later said she was pregnant and demanded $1.6 million US to end the pregnancy.

The woman said in an updated complaint filed Tuesday that she ultimately decided not to terminate the pregnancy, but had a miscarriage.

Bauer was suspended by Major League Baseball after a woman he