{"id":1953126,"date":"2023-06-21T14:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bills-punter-plans-to-sue-accusers-lawyer-for-defamation-over-gang-rape\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:41:08","slug":"former-bills-punter-plans-to-sue-accusers-lawyer-for-defamation-over-gang-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bills-punter-plans-to-sue-accusers-lawyer-for-defamation-over-gang-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Bills punter to sue accuser&#8217;s lawyer for defamation in gang rape case."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-bills-punter-plans-to-sue-accusers-lawyer-for-defamation-over-gang-rape%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1953126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PITTSFORD, NEW YORK \u2013 JULY 24: Matt Araiza #19 of the Buffalo Bills punts during Bills training camp at Saint John Fisher University on July 24, 2022 in Pittsford, New York. (Photo by Joshua Bessex\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>11:34 AM \u2013 Wednesday, June 20, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Former NFL punter, Matt Araiza, who was cleared from any criminal charges when he was accused of rape last year, now plans to sue the lawyer of his accuser for defamation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Araiza said that he would not settle with the civil lawsuit he is facing and would instead counter-sue attorney Dan Gilleon for defamation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve already hired an attorney for it, and things have already been drafted,\u201d Araiza said to \u201cReal Sports\u201d correspondent Andrea Kremer. \u201cI will never waive my right to sue him. That\u2019s coming\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Araiza was accused of being apart of a gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at a party when he attended San Diego State in 2022. Prosecutors came forward with their report in May after the accusation.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit stated that Araiza threw the minor on the bed \u201cface first\u201d as she went in and out of consciousness while having unsolicited sex. It also claimed that the alleged incident lasted an hour and a half before she finally left the room bloodied and crying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a 124 day investigation that ended on December 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022, prosecutors decided they would not press charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a \u201c200-plus page transcript of a 100 minute meeting,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-bills-punter-plans-to-sue-accusers-lawyer-for-defamation-over-gang-rape\/\" title=\"Ex-Bills punter to sue accuser's lawyer for defamation in gang rape case.\">deputy district attorney explained<\/a> that they found no evidence to press any charges against Araiza or anyone else accused in the civil lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the most convincing pieces of evidence found, showed that Araiza \u201cleft\u201d the house where the party took place at around 12:30 a.m. Prosecutors asserted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-firefighter-under-investigation-for-allegedly-dropping-pants-and-wiping-buttocks-with-vaccine-mandate-letter\/\" title=\"L.A. Firefighter Under Investigation For Allegedly Dropping Pants And Wiping Buttocks With Vaccine Mandate Letter\">alleged incident happened<\/a> an hour after that time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former-punter was drafted in round 6 pick 180 in the 2022 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. However, he was immediately cut from the team when the allegations surfaced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI just didn\u2019t see how people could do this. To make a lie, like that, about someone\u2019s life, knowing the implications of it. I was in shock. And seeing everyone in the world believe it and knowing that they just completely got misled,\u201d Araiza said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo chance to defend myself. No waiting for the police to back any of these statements. Not waiting for the trial for anything to be proven in court. There was a feeling that society was sure about this. They were 100% sure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gilleon vowed to move forward with the lawsuit against Araiza, but with an altered version of the story.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe are not saying that he was, and we are not saying that he wasn\u2019t,\u201d Gilleon said. \u201cLet\u2019s say he was not one of the men in there. That doesn\u2019t absolve him of liability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur allegation is, is he contributed heavily to the harm that she suffered that night,\u201d Gilleon continued. \u201cHe had sex with my client. Following that, she ended up having sex with multiple guys and came out of there bloodied, in shock. Ended up at the hospital, ended up with the police, and ended up traumatized. So that\u2019s what I mean by the gang rape. Gang rapes can occur for two days. They can occur over time. They can occur multiple places. So that\u2019s the clarification.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Araiza\u2019s mother, Kerry responded to the lawsuit claiming that the attorney had taken \u201cabsolutely everything from Matt,\u201d suggesting that Gilleon cost him \u201chis job, his reputation, his name, [and] his livelihood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Araiza is reportedly planning a route back to the NFL but will likely have to wait until the civil litigation resolves in an outcome that clears his name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Andrea Kaye<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Historical Spotlight<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Kevin Dayaratna<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. 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Noah Herring of OAN reported on June 20, 2023, that Araiza had been acquitted of any criminal charges. 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