Details of Trevor Bauer accuser's interview with police surface: report
Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.
An Arizona woman who accused former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault in December 2020 reportedly gave varying accounts about whether she had a miscarriage or an abortion when she was allegedly pregnant with his baby.
The woman reported the alleged incident to Scottsdale Police in December 2022, and details about it surfaced earlier this week.
Among the claims, the woman said Bauer raped her and got her pregnant.
The woman initially told authorities she "had a miscarriage, but later referred to the miscarriage as an abortion," ESPN reported, citing police documents.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
Trevor Bauer, left, listens to a reporter's question after a warmup game in Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo April 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephen Wade)
"At the time during the interview I questioned [her] whether she had a miscarriage or an abortion because they're two separate things. During the interview, [she] stated 'they're pretty much the same thing' and said she no longer wanted to talk about it," a detective wrote in the report.
A month later, the woman reportedly told the detective she didn’t have an abortion but miscarried before she went to a clinic in another state. She told police she "did not visit medical persons for any treatment, rather, she saw her OBGyn in Scottsdale when she returned to AZ."
The detective wrote that the medical records she provided "do not indicate" whether she "was in fact pregnant," according to ESPN.
Bauer’s attorney, Anne Chapman, reached out to Scottsdale Police in January to file a complaint, alleging "theft by extortion" and that the woman "had demanded