Matt Araiza

Current Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and two other San Diego State football players have been accused of gang rape in a civil lawsuit.

“I know being a 17-year-old girl, almost unconscious 90% of the time in a room with several guys, bloody, and going in and out of consciousness is not something that was consensual.” The men could also be charged with statutory rape as she was a minor at the time of the alleged incident. At the request of police, she made pretext calls — recorded by detectives — with the men named in the lawsuit whom police “had determined were present in the room when the rape occurred.” Araiza, the complaint alleged, confirmed on a call in late October that they had sex and recommended she get tested for a sexually transmitted disease. Later in the conversation, she asked him, “And did we have actual sex?” Araiza allegedly changed his tone and replied, “This is Matt Araiza. The alleged victim was 17 years old at the time of the incident. The teen “stumbled out of the room bloody and crying.

The lawsuit filed by a teenager alleges Matt Araiza, now with the Buffalo Bills, and two San Diego State football players raped her when she was 17.

At the request of police, she made pretext calls — recorded by detectives — with the men named in the lawsuit whom police “had determined were present in the room when the rape occurred.” Araiza, the complaint alleged, confirmed on a call in late October that they had sex and recommended she get tested for a sexually transmitted disease. The teen has publicly criticized the city police department’s handling of her case, which she believed had stalled out after the new year, and San Diego State’s inaction. The results of the rape exam have also not been disclosed, he said. 16 and the assault, according to the lawsuit, occurred in the early hours of Oct. The teen “stumbled out of the room bloody and crying. Then Araiza took her to a bedroom where Leonard, Ewaliko and at least one other man were, the complaint alleged, and threw her down on the bed face first. “Due to the serious nature of the complaint, we conducted a thorough examination of this matter. Attorney Marc Xavier Carlos, who is representing Ewaliko in an ongoing criminal investigation of the incident, said he could not comment on the lawsuit and that he was still investigating what transpired. “We were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021,” the Bills said in a statement to The Times on Thursday. Araiza and Ewaliko would not have to comply with the campus investigation since they are no longer at the school. Ewaliko was on the team last year as a freshman but is not on the current roster. Matt Araiza, 22, whose powerful and precision kicking in college earned him the moniker “Punt God,” was accused of having sex with the minor outside the home and then bringing her inside to a room where she was repeatedly raped.

Matt Araiza, the Bills rookie punter, was named in a civil lawsuit filing in California alleging he participated in a gang rape of a minor.

The attorney who filed the lawsuit, Dan Gilleon, released a statement that read: “This was a horrific crime, the kind of which happens all too often. In the lawsuit, she said she had sex with Arazia outside the home where the party was being held, and then was brought inside where she was repeatedly raped. None of the three football players have been arrested or charged and San Diego police have not publicly identified any suspects before the lawsuit was filed. It is not known whether Araiza made the trip with the team. “Due to the serious nature of the complaint, we conducted a thorough examination of this matter. He said his investigator spoke to witnesses from the party where the alleged incident occurred who contradict the allegations against Araiza.

Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza has been accused along with two former San Diego State football players of allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl at an.

Araiza ultimately won the starting job over veteran punter Matt Haack, who was released on Monday along with wide receiver Tavon Austin. Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza has been accused along with two former San Diego State football players of allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl at an off-campus party in 2021. Due to the serious nature of the complaint, we conducted a thorough examination of this matter. Leonard is entering his second year with San Diego State as an offensive lineman. “We were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021. The Bills issued a statement regarding the lawsuit against Araiza.

Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza is one of three current and former San Diego State football players named in a gang-rape lawsuit.

The father of the alleged victim said that his daughter wants “to make sure that it doesn’t happen to somebody else. June 13: 2022: SDPD shared an additional formal request with SDSU, asking the university to continue to hold off on an investigation and to continue to comply with SDPD’s ongoing criminal investigation. Araiza and Ewaliko would not have to comply with the campus investigation since they are no longer at the school. The arduous process lasted through the night as her body was swabbed and she was tested for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. “Something like this sticks with you forever,” the woman said. She arrived at the Halloween party dressed as a fairy. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex at federally funded educational institutions. At the request of police, made pretext calls — recorded by detectives — with the men named in the lawsuit whom police “had determined were present in the room when the rape occurred.” Araiza, the complaint alleged, confirmed on a call in late October that they had sex and recommended she get tested for a sexually transmitted disease. The results of the rape exam have also not been disclosed, he said. Later in the conversation, she asked him, “And did we have actual sex?” Araiza allegedly changed his tone and replied, “This is Matt Araiza. “It’s a shakedown because he’s now with the Buffalo Bills,” Armstrong said. The woman was a 17-year-old high-school senior at the time.

Araiza and two former college teammates are accused of a rape that allegedly occurred last year.

"We were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021," the Bills said in a statement Thursday. The rookie punter, whose moniker is "Punt God," recorded an 82-yard punt that traveled more than 75 yards in the air in Week 1 of the preseason. "It's a shakedown because he's now with the Buffalo Bills," Armstrong said.

Three players from the 2021 San Diego State football team have been accused in a lawsuit of gang raping a 17-year-old girl at a party last year.

According to the complaint, during one of the calls with Araiza in late October, he confirmed that he had sex with the accuser and recommended she get tested for a sexually transmitted disease. “And all I can really do now is just hope that I can get some sort of justice somehow and feel like people are facing consequences for their actions because I feel like I’ve been facing the consequences for their actions.” The lawsuit also states the accuser told friends she had been raped, spoke with the police roughly five hours after the incident and went to the hospital to undergo an extensive rape exam. The complaint goes on to say that she told Araiza she was in high school but he still, knowing she was highly intoxicated, took her outside and told her to perform oral sex before having sex with her. Her father, who recently spoke to The Times anonymously, shared that he informed campus police of his daughter’s story three days after the party but was never given any information for the school’s Title IX investigation or complaint process. [nearly two months](https://www.si.com/college/2022/06/04/five-san-diego-state-football-players-accused-of-rape-los-angeles-times-report) after The Times reported that five members of SDSU’s football team were reported to campus officials last fall for an alleged rape that took place at a house party off campus. According to the lawsuit, the teen was then raped for an hour and a half until the party was shut down; the report also notes that she said she noticed what appeared to be a light from a cell phone during the ordeal. In the lawsuit, the then-minor said she had already been drinking with friends when they arrived at the party and Araiza, who was a junior at the time and lived at the residence, offered her a drink she believes “not only contained alcohol, but other intoxicating substances.” 16 and the assault occurred in the early hours of Oct. The lawsuit also names offensive lineman Zavier Leonard, who’s currently listed as a redshirt freshman entering the ’22 campaign, and former defensive lineman Nowlin “Pa’a” Ewaliko, a rising sophomore who left the university after last season. “It’s a shakedown because he’s now with the Buffalo Bills,” Armstrong said. Despite not having yet seen the suit, Araiza’s lawyer Kerry Armstrong called the allegations false in comments made to The Times, claiming one of his investigators spoke to witnesses who contradict the accusations made against his client.

Buffalo Bills rookie Matt Araiza has been accused in a civil lawsuit of being involved in the gang-rape of a minor while attending San Diego State.

Just as awful as the crimes, for months, multiple organizations – SDSU, the San Diego Police Department, the San Diego District Attorney, and now the Buffalo Bills – have acted the part of enablers looking the other way." "Something like this sticks with you forever," the unidentified teen told the Times. As this involves an active university investigation, and given laws governing privacy (FERPA), the university is not able to provide specific details regarding its investigation," San Diego State University said in a statement released Thursday night. "We were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021," the Bills said in a statement released Thursday night. The teen said she went in and out of consciousness during the sexual assault, the complaint says. According to the complaint, the teen drank with friends before attending a Halloween party the night of Oct.

Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and two of his former San Diego State teammates were accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl at a party last fall in a ...

Araiza recently won the starting punter job with the Bills. He is being sued by a woman who is alleging that Araiza and two other Aztecs players raped her ...

Confusion abounded last April after Araiza, who was dubbed "Punt God" in college, was taken by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He was the third punter selected despite being considered the clear No. San Diego State won the Mountain West Western division and finished 12-2. No arrests have been made in the investigation. [Los Angeles Times](https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1562920503865753600?s=20&t=r4ma6XueoeCtOiauMMTcyg) reports that the woman claimed she was raped by the players at an off-campus party on Oct. One of the other two players, Zavier Leonard, is still with the Aztecs program while the other, Nowlin "Pa'a" Ewaliko, is not, the Times reported.

Buffalo Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza and two others have been accused in a civil lawsuit of gang raping a minor during an off-campus party at San Diego ...

The two other current and former San Diego State football players named in the complaint are Zavier Leonard, currently on San Diego State's roster, and Nowlin "Pa'a" Ewaliko, who is no longer on the team. She became separated from her friends and was approached by Araiza, who offered her a drink, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Araiza had sex with a 17-year-old girl outside of an off-campus home, where Araiza lived, and then he brought her into a room where she was repeatedly raped.

A lawyer for the woman who alleges she was raped by Araiza and two San Diego State football players publicly released excerpts of her diary.

“This was a horrific crime, the kind of which happens all too often,” Gilleon said in a statement. Just as awful as the crimes, for months, multiple organizations — SDSU, the San Diego Police Department, the San Diego district attorney, and now the Buffalo Bills — have acted the part of enablers looking the other way in denial that my client deserves justice even if the defendants are prized athletes.” Armstrong responds that his client would likely “never be interested in settling.” Armstrong then says that Araiza’s parents had inquired about the monetary amount Gilleon’s client wanted and warns that if Gilleon “keeps calling the Bills and he gets cut, there will be no money to get.” Araiza and Ewaliko are no longer at the school and are not required to comply with an investigation. “The texts clearly show that Matt Araiza was not interested in any type of civil settlement with his accuser. The diary states that her memory of the incident was hazy, and no suspect was identified in its pages. The NFL’s Personnel Conduct Policy, which prohibits sexual misconduct and outlines procedures for suspected violations, does not apply to incidents that occurred before a player is drafted or joins a team. Title IX is the federal investigation that prohibits discrimination at federally-funded educational institutions on the basis of sex. The diary, which the young woman started after the alleged rape, was previously reviewed by The Times. 14 that he was going to proceed with legal action. The suit also names Xavier Leonard and Pa’a Ewaliko. That makes me sick,” she said.

“They didn't do an investigation,'' Dan Gilleon, an attorney representing the woman listed in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, told USA TODAY Sports on Friday. “I mean, ...

The next day she alerted the San Diego Police Department and underwent a rape exam at a children's hospital, according to the lawsuit. The woman said Araiza, who was 21 at the time, gave her a drink she believes "not only contained alcohol, but other intoxicating substances" despite her saying she was in high school, according to the lawsuit. The woman also said she was raped by two other football players, Zavier Leonard, a redshirt freshman offensive lineman at San Diego State, and Pa’a Ewaliko, who was a freshman defensive lineman and no longer is listed on the roster. “I’m very impressed by the way they’ve treated Matt and by the way they’ve treated me,’’ Armstrong told USA TODAY Sports. “And they never, ever even talked to them about it during last season.’’ "She said she would get back to me and she never did. In a statement Thursday, the Bills said they "were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021. “I have given them some information and they’ve conducted their own investigation with their own investigators as well. The woman said she went in and out of consciousness during the sexual assault, according to the lawsuit. And then I followed up with an email to her saying, ‘Hey, two weeks ago you told me you’d get back to me. “I mean, you can’t investigate when you don’t even ask the primary witness what happened. “I had one conversation with (D'Angelo),’’ Gilleon said.

(Warning: This column contains graphic details of alleged sexual assault.) As of this writing, early afternoon Friday on the East Coast, rookie punter Matt ...

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Bills punter Matt Araiza, who was accused in a lawsuit Thursday of gang raping a 17-year-old girl last year, did not play in Buffalo's preseason finale vs.

Because the alleged rape happened before Araiza was drafted, he would not be subject to the league's personal conduct policy. According to the lawsuit, Araiza, who was 21 at the time, had sex with the then-high school senior, who was under the age of consent in California, outside at an off-campus party held at his residence in the early hours of Oct. The Bills released a statement Thursday night stating that they "were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021. [Los Angeles Times reported](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-03/sdsu-san-diego-state-football-players-claim-rape-girl) that rape allegations against five Aztecs football players had not been investigated by San Diego State. According to the lawsuit, she was repeatedly raped for about an hour and a half until the party was shut down. Backup quarterback [Matt Barkley](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15948/matt-barkley) filled in as the Bills' punter during Friday's game.

The fact that Bills punter Matt Araiza admitted to having sex with a minor is problematic according to a prominent attorney.

“This Policy is issued pursuant to the Commissioner’s authority under the Constitution and Bylaws, Collective Bargaining Agreement and NFL Player Contract to define, address and sanction conduct detrimental to the league and professional football. Based on what she has read in the lawsuit, “I think it’s enough for them to charge him with a crime,” Simpson Tuegel said. We can assume that the Bills are standing behind Araiza at this time because he has not formally been charged with a crime. “As a criminal defense lawyer or as a lawyer who now represents victims and has for years, I would say that is an admission and a problematic statement for him. The university complied with the San Diego police department’s request to not open its own investigation and pass along the information to assist in the SDPD’s investigation, which it did. But if it’s true I hope he gets the repercussions he deserves and (the) girl gets justice.” And in statement released during Friday night's preseason game at Carolina - which he did not play in - Araiza said: “The facts of the incident are not what they are portrayed in the lawsuit or in the press. Due to the serious nature of the complaint, we conducted a thorough examination of this matter. In the call to Araiza, he acknowledged having sex with her and said she should be tested for sexually transmitted diseases. “His admission was the thing that, when I started reading about this case, that just jumped out,” Dallas-based attorney Michelle Simpson Tuegel told the Democrat and Chronicle on Friday afternoon. “That initial acknowledgement, that is not legal,” Simpson Tuegel said. And we all eagerly await to hear what he has to say.