A woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has just been slapped with a criminal charge… after she allegedly defrauded the former Cy Young winner into paying for an abortion he believes never took place.
The charge – fraudulent schemes and artifices – was formally brought against Darcy Esemonu in Arizona on Monday … weeks after a Maricopa County grand jury indicted her on the felony charge.
According to a video statement Bauer posted to his YouTube page on Tuesday, this stems from allegations Esemonu made against the former Dodgers star in a 2023 lawsuit.
The woman alleged in its documents that Bauer raped her during a date in 2020 and got her pregnant. In a countersuit, Bauer denied any wrongdoing … but said he had consensual sex with her once in December 2020, when the condom he was using broke.
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Trevor Bauer Slams Accuser’s Latest Allegations as ‘Unbalanced Allegations’
He alleged in his lawsuit that after their relationship, Esemonu told him she was pregnant and wanted more than $1 million to break it off. Bauer claimed he would support her decision… before giving her $8,761 for the cost she ultimately said was necessary to terminate the alleged pregnancy.
However, in her video statement Tuesday, Bauer said, “She never had an abortion, because she was never pregnant.” He added that all of this was “corroborated by his own medical records.”
Bauer said authorities were made aware of all of this after they began an investigation into her sexual assault allegations against him.
Court records show Esemonu was also charged with fraud due to her interactions with a man named Marco Bresciani. Additionally, records show she was also charged with theft by extortion for wrongdoing against Bresciani.
“Her motive is clear,” Bauer said of the newly filed charges. “Lie to men to get their money. Extort them if you must. When they refuse to pay, stop paying or stop giving her what she wants, go to the police, accuse them of sexual assault and open take civil action against them to retaliate.”
Bauer said he is hopeful he can get another chance to pitch in the MLB again soon.
“What else do I need to do to prove that this whole situation was a big lie?” he said. “This is crazy. When can I go back to work and continue making a living?”