The dramatic turn of events this week put Darcy Adanna Esemonu in trouble with the law. Esemonu was one of the women who accused Trevor Bauer, an exiled MLB pitcher, of sexual abuse. It was her turn to be charged with theft against the former Cy Young Award winner in Arizona.
Esemonu sued Bauer for $1.6 million, saying he got her pregnant. Now she is being charged with fraud, theft by extortion, and plans and artifices to defraud. Legal documents from the Maricopa County District Attorney’s Office name Bauer and another guy as the people who are thought to have been hurt in the case.
Bauer strongly rejected the claims in a video message, saying that the encounter was mutually agreed upon and in no way rough. He criticized Esemonu for making what he thought were false charges and pointed out that her claims didn’t make sense.
Esemonu could spend more than 16 years in jail if he is found guilty of both charges. Using fake pretenses to get something is illegal in Arizona, and fraudulent schemes and artifices do just that.
In her previous case against Bauer, Esemonu said that he choked her with a knife until she passed out. This is what got her into trouble with the law. Bauer, on the other hand, said that she was asking for money to end a claimed pregnancy, which he denied. He said she made up the attack claim because he wouldn’t give her the money she wanted.
The case in court between Bauer and Esemonu has been very complicated and controversial. Bauer has said that he is innocent, but the claims have hurt his career and led to his release from the Los Angeles Dodgers and a long suspension.
As the legal case goes on, both sides keep giving different versions of what happened. Bauer is still claiming his innocence, while Esemonu is facing major criminal charges. The outcome of this case will definitely have long-lasting effects on both people concerned.
