Former Main League Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer has secured a authorized victory in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom, the place a choose awarded him greater than $309,000 in a case tied to his earlier sexual assault accuser, Lindsey Hill. The ruling comes almost two years after the 2 reached a confidential settlement that barred each events from discussing the case publicly.
Presiding Choose Daniel Crowley discovered Hill in breach of the settlement, citing her a number of public feedback about Bauer on podcasts and in interviews. The courtroom decided that Hill dedicated 22 separate violations of the settlement and ordered her to pay $220,000 in damages, plus extra prices, bringing the full judgment to $309,832.02.
Hill initially filed a civil lawsuit towards Bauer alleging sexual assault and battery stemming from encounters in April and Could of 2021. Bauer counter-sued for defamation, sustaining that their interactions have been consensual and accusing Hill of fabricating her claims for monetary acquire. Although each events later reached a settlement, Hill has now turn out to be the one one penalized financially on account of the dispute.
The authorized saga considerably derailed Bauer’s MLB profession. Following the accusations, he was positioned on administrative depart and handed a record-setting 194-game suspension with out pay below the league’s home violence coverage. He was additionally reportedly dropped by sponsors and misplaced an estimated $30 million in wage. Bauer final performed in an MLB recreation on June 28, 2021, for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In 2021, one other Los Angeles Superior Courtroom choose, Dianna Gould-Saltman, denied Hill’s request for a everlasting restraining order towards Bauer, stating that her claims have been “materially deceptive.” Proof introduced within the type of textual content messages and post-incident images raised doubts concerning the veracity of her allegations.
Regardless of the courtroom ruling, Hill responded defiantly on social media platform X, stating, “He won’t ever see a cent from me.”
Bauer, a former All-Star and Cy Younger Award winner, ends his MLB profession with a 3.79 ERA, 1,416 strikeouts, and an 83-69 file over 222 appearances. His future in skilled baseball stays unsure.
