Bills’ ‘Punt God’ Matt Araiza Sued, Allegedly Raped Minor At Party In 2021

Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza — who earned the nickname “Punt God” for his kicking skills at San Diego State — is being sued … after he allegedly participated within the gang rape of a minor at a celebration in 2021.

The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ Sports activities, was filed in San Diego County Superior Courtroom this week.

In the docs, a girl recognized solely as Jane Doe says when she was 17 years previous, she and several other of her pals attended a Halloween celebration on Oct. 17, 2021 at Araiza’s dwelling.

She claims within the paperwork she was inebriated upon arriving on the residence, and encountered Araiza within the yard of his dwelling a short while later. She mentioned the previous SDSU soccer participant, who was 21 on the time, handed her a drink that she later believed contained alcohol and “other intoxicating substances.”

Doe says within the docs the 2 engaged in sexual acts exterior of the house. Araiza then allegedly led her inside, and threw her onto a mattress. The lady claims he then gang raped her with two of his Aztecs teammates on the time — Nowlin “Pa’a” Ewaliko and Zavier Leonard, who’re additionally named as defendants within the swimsuit.

The lady claims the sexual abuse went on for about an hour and a half, earlier than the celebration was finally shut down. She mentioned within the swimsuit she “stumbled out of the room bloody and crying.”

She’s suing Araiza, Ewaliko and Leonard for unspecified damages.

Araiza’s legal professional denied the allegations in a press release to the Los Angeles Times, saying, “It’s a shakedown because he’s now with the Buffalo Bills.”

“There is no doubt in my mind that Matt Araiza ever raped that girl,” the legal professional added.

Attorneys for Leonard and Ewaliko declined to remark, the Instances reported.

The Bills — who took Araiza within the sixth spherical of this 12 months’s NFL Draft and named him their beginning punter earlier this month — launched a press release on the allegations Thursday afternoon, saying, “We were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021.”

“Due to the serious nature of the complaint, we conducted a thorough examination of this matter. As this is an ongoing civil case, we will have no other comment at this point.”