Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza spoke with Outkick’s Tomi Lahren about the new details showing he was not present at an alleged gang rape in San Diego.
A transcript of a meeting between prosecutors and the accuser obtained by Yahoo Sports showed that Matt Araiza left the party an hour before a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped at a house near San Diego State University. Prosecutors were also unable to conclude she was sexually assaulted based on video footage of the alleged incident, Yahoo Sports reported.
The allegations against Araiza sparked significant public outrage, which caused the Bills to release Araiza in August 2022. While the criminal case has been dropped, Araiza’s accuser is still proceeding with a civil lawsuit against him.
Araiza told Lahren in a Thursday interview about how the end of his football career was predictable because of the public outcry caused by the rape allegations.
“I was shocked, but the writing was on the wall. I mean, the way people reacted to it. It was pretty clear to me that my career was coming to an end until I could prove everything and at first it was terrifying,” Araiza said.
Araiza said he was thankful the dispute did not become a “he said, she said” situation.
Wait, I thought he was supposed to be convicted of libel for defending himself against false rape accusations. That’s how this works now, no?