Warning: This story contains information that might be sensitive to readers. Matt Araiza and two others have been accused of gang raping a 17-year-old girl last year in a civil lawsuit filed Thursday. Araiza's lawyer called the accusation false. More:
, a redshirt freshman at San Diego State, and Nowlin Ewaliko, who was a freshman last season but is no longer on the listed roster.
Dan Gilleon, the attorney who filed the lawsuit, told ESPN that the Bills were made aware about the allegations as recently as the end of July, when he emailed the team's representation. The NFL said in a statement that it was also aware of the incident but declined to comment. Because the alleged rape happened before Araiza was drafted, he would not be subject to the league's personal conduct policy.It states that the minor, named as Jane Doe, went in and out of consciousness but remembers moments as the men took turns assaulting her. The suit states that her nose, belly button and ear piercings had been pulled out during the acts, and she was bleeding from her vagina.
Araiza's lawyer, Kerry Armstrong, called the accusation false and told the Los Angeles Times his investigator spoke to witnesses from the party who contradict what is stated in the lawsuit.A day after the party, Doe reported the rape to San Diego police, who opened an investigation.
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