{"id":534615,"date":"2021-05-21T17:51:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=534615"},"modified":"2021-05-21T17:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:51:17","slug":"fmr-pittsburgh-pirates-pitcher-felipe-vazquez-found-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-13-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-pittsburgh-pirates-pitcher-felipe-vazquez-found-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-13-year-old-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Fmr. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez found guilty of sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ffmr-pittsburgh-pirates-pitcher-felipe-vazquez-found-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-13-year-old-girl%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=534615&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 id=\"attachment_2411245\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2411245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PITTSBURGH, PA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 03: Felipe Vazquez #73 of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts after giving up a home run in the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at PNC Park on September 3, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:42 PM PT \u2013 Friday, May 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez is set to face years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. A Pennsylvania jury found Vazquez guilty of multiple charges on Thursday, including statutory sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say he met the girl on social media and their relationship began with trading explicit photos. The young girl later testified that she had sex with Vazquez, 26 at the time, in his car before a Pirates game in 2017.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2411246\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2411246\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2411246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/felipe1-656x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vasquez is taken to jail following his conviction trial. Andrew Rush\/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/felipe1-656x437-1.jpg 656w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/felipe1-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/felipe1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/felipe1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2411246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vasquez is taken to jail following his conviction trial.<br \/>Andrew Rush\/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two continued to communicate before the girl\u2019s mother found photos of Vazquez on her daughter\u2019s phone which led her to contact police. When initially asked about the girl, Vazquez said he couldn\u2019t remember her name.<\/p>\n<p>Following the arrest, the Pirates released a statement. \u201cToday we were made aware of an active law enforcement investigation involving Felipe Vazquez and his subsequent arrest,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe take this matter, and these charges in particular, extremely seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vazquez also faces charges in Florida and Missouri in connection to the assault of the same girl.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-tom-malinowski-faces-questions-regarding-his-stock-trading\/\">Rep. Tom Malinowski Faces Questions Regarding His Stock Trading<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH, PA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 03: Felipe Vazquez #73 of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts after giving up a home run in the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at PNC Park &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312644,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/felipe1-656x437-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Fmr. 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