Lawyer for alleged victim in gang-rape lawsuit against ex-Bills punter rips team following player's release

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The lawyer for the woman who accused former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and two other college football players of raping her at a party last year slammed the team following the player’s release.

The Bills released Araiza two days after the lawsuit came to light. According to the Los Angeles Times, a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court accuses Araiza of having sex with the minor outside a home and later bringing her to an off-campus party where she was repeatedly raped.

The alleged victim, who was in high school at the time, said she was in and out of consciousness but can recall the moments where the men repeatedly assaulted her.

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Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza waves to fans after a preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts in Orchard Park, New York, Aug. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

Dan Gilleon, who represents the alleged victim, issued a statement following Araiza’s release saying the Bills ignored concerns he raised about the player when contacting the team in late July.

"The Buffalo Bills had no choice but to cut their young punter after so badly botching their response to our claim: they ignored us, as though what I warned them would happen could be avoided if they just kept their heads in the sand. This is what enablers do," Gilleon said in a statement to The Buffalo News.

"My client’s life was forever scarred in October 2021, but she handled herself with grace and dignity. Not once did she express to me a desire to hurt her assaulters out of revenge or hatred. She never asked for a pound of flesh. Her only ask was the kind of justice that might save other young