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It's official: Santa Cruz D.A. won't charge Pablo.....
Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval will not face charges related to an alleged sexual assault, Santa Cruz District Attorney Bob Lee announced Monday.
"The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Investigation Bureau did an extensive investigation including interviewing witnesses, serving search warrants, reviewing security camera video tapes, text messages, toxicology reports and analyzing physical evidence," Lee said. "Based on review of this thorough investigation, the District Attorney’s office has reached this same conclusion."
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"The nature and number of the complainant's inconsistencies leaves us unable to establish her version of events beyond a reasonable doubt," Lee said. "Nothing from the physical evidence and other witnesses helped corroborate her story. All the evidence that might be relevant to the contested issues of force and lack of consent is simply inconclusive."
"The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Investigation Bureau did an extensive investigation including interviewing witnesses, serving search warrants, reviewing security camera video tapes, text messages, toxicology reports and analyzing physical evidence," Lee said. "Based on review of this thorough investigation, the District Attorney’s office has reached this same conclusion."
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"The nature and number of the complainant's inconsistencies leaves us unable to establish her version of events beyond a reasonable doubt," Lee said. "Nothing from the physical evidence and other witnesses helped corroborate her story. All the evidence that might be relevant to the contested issues of force and lack of consent is simply inconclusive."
http://www.csnbayarea.com/baseball-san-francisco-giants/giants-talk/Santa-Cruz-DA-wont-charge-Giants-Sandova?blockID=741338&feedID=2796
It's now officially official..the Panda has been exonerated. In fact, the statement from the Santa Cruz DA seems to suggest the woman may have been lying..
