A California judge on Thursday ruled in favor of Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer over a restraining order that was obtained by a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her.
The judge denied the 27-year-old woman's request for a long-term restraining order, after a temporary order was granted in late June, when the woman alleged Bauer assaulted her during two sexual encounters that began as consensual.
On Thursday, the judge ruled that Bauer had not "exceeded limits" laid out by the accuser, because the woman had not articulated any such limits.
The San Diego woman claims Bauer choked her unconscious with her own hair and left her with heavy bruises by punching her while unconscious, despite not having consented to such acts. Bauer's lawyers conceded he had done so, but said the accuser had not indicated it was unwelcome.
Bauer's attorneys maintained all acts were wholly consensual.
During the hearing, a hospital emergency room nurse who performed a sexual assault examination on the accuser said her findings were "frankly alarming," and that she'd never seen vaginal bruising the likes of which she observed on the woman.
The woman's hospital visit prompted responses from social workers and an ongoing criminal investigation, which has previously been confirmed by Pasadena Police.
Bauer has been on Major League Baseball's exempt list since soon after reports of the restraining order first surfaced in late June, meaning he has continued to collect his full salary while away from the team.
The Dodgers and many of Bauer's teammates have seemed to move to distance themselves from the 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner since then.
A timeline on the police investigation was unclear. Bauer could still face a suspension under MLB's domestic violence policy.
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