A nurse who examined the woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer testified at a court hearing in the matter on Tuesday.
The nurse, identified by the Associated Press as Kelly Valencia, said the findings of an hours-long sexual assault examination performed on the 27-year-old San Diego woman were "frankly alarming."
The woman's vagina and surrounding area were covered in bruises, the nurse said, the likes of which she had never observed in the roughly 75 exams she said she had performed previously.
The nurse's testimony came on the third day of what was expected to be a three-day hearing regarding the temporary ex parte restraining order the woman obtained against Bauer in June.
In the restraining order, the woman claimed Bauer had sexually assaulted her during two encounters that began as consensual rough sex.
On Tuesday, she testified that she sought medical attention after the second incident at the behest of a friend who was "mortified" by her apparent condition, including heavy bruising to her face.
She was treated at a hospital emergency room, which prompted visits from social workers and an ongoing criminal investigation. Pasadena Police have previously confirmed the investigation.
Bauer has vehemently denied the allegations, saying the encounters were wholly consensual. He was placed on MLB's exempt list days after the restraining order surfaced in news reports, and has been away from the team since.
On Tuesday, Bauer's lawyers cross-examined the accuser, who was questioned by her own lawyers on Monday.
Bauer's lawyers asked the woman why she omitted certain text exchanges with Bauer from investigators, including one where she seemed to joke about having a non-disclosure agreement signed before their meetings, and why she got back into bed and cuddled with Bauer after one of the encounters.
The woman said she was in shock and denial about the severity of her injuries, and no longer had access to some of her old texts.
The Dodgers signed Bauer to a three-year, $102M deal in the offseason, after he won the NL Cy Young Award with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020. During his introductory press conference, he declined to answer questions from female journalists about his history of questionable behavior toward women online.
The Dodgers and several of his teammates have seemingly moved to distance themselves from Bauer, removing his gear from the team store and unfollowing him on social media. A player poll found the majority of Bauer's teammates didn't want him back on the team even if he were cleared, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Previously an active presence on Twitter, he recently ended a weeks-long hiatus to criticize a Washington Post report about his past relationships.
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