Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer will not be charged over sexual assault allegations

Los Angeles prosecutors won’t charge Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for allegedly beating and sexually abusing a San Diego woman he met through social media.

Prosecutors were unable to prove the San Diego woman’s accusations beyond a reasonable doubt, according to the Los Angeles district attorney’s office on Tuesday.

Bauer, 31, was placed on paid leave in July under the players’ union and Major League Baseball’s joint domestic violence and sexual assault policy. The woman alleged he choked her into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and had sex with her without her consent during two encounters. MLB and the union eventually agreed to extend his administrative leave through the end of the postseason.

MLB and the Pasadena Police Department both launched investigations. Police turned over the results of their investigation to the Los Angeles county district attorney’s office in August.

Bauer has said through representatives that everything that happened between the two was “wholly consensual” in the nights they spent together in April and May at his Pasadena home.

Regardless of what happens in the legal case, Bauer could face a potential suspension by MLB of any length it chooses.

“MLB’s investigation is ongoing, and we will comment further at the appropriate time,” the league said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Dodgers have said they will not comment until the league’s investigation concludes.

The allegations against Bauer first surfaced publicly during the summer when the woman sought a protection order against the Dodgers star. The woman said in court documents seeking the order that she and Bauer met on Instagram.

She later visited his home and had sexual encounters that began as consensual but grew violent without