Trevor Power on Saturday made his first public statements since news emerged in late June that he was under investigation for assault charges. The Dodgers Pitcher, on administrative leave from MLB, addressed a Saturday story from The Washington Post (subscription) which, citing sealed court documents, reported an earlier case of an Ohio woman who received a temporary protection order against him in June 2020. Power was accused of punching her He strangled her without her consent during sex. The Post also reported that he texted her – from a registered phone – saying he “doesn’t feel like spending time in prison for killing someone. That’s what will happen if I see you again.” According to the newspaper, that letter prompted the woman to request a protective order. “While I have allowed my representatives to speak on my behalf for the past six weeks, I can no longer remain silent,” Power said in his tweet. “I will speak very frankly about the current petition when appropriate, but I need to address the allegations that were published today in the Washington Post.” While I have allowed my representatives to speak on my behalf for the past six weeks, I can no longer be silent. I will speak very frankly about the current petition when appropriate, but I need to address the allegations that were published today in the Washington Post. pic.twitter.com/VhDNQyM1cb – Trevor Bauer (ト ー ー ー ・ バ ウ ー ー) (BauerOutage) August 14, 2021 Bauer also alleged that Post had contacted “hundreds” of his girlfriends, some of whom say he hasn’t called in more than contract to create a false narrative. He also alleged that the woman at the center of the newspaper report harassed and physically assaulted him before trying to extort millions of dollars, and followed up with screenshots of text messages, allegedly between him and the woman. – Agents Jon Fetterwolf and Rachel Loba (the former is also his attorney), claiming that he and the woman were in a consensual relationship from 2016-19 that Bauer eventually broke up. They also claimed that the woman’s allegations of abuse were “categorically false” in a statement sent to the Washington Post, which reported that the woman dropped the protection order six weeks after it was filed. It has been extended five times while the league conducts its own investigation into the latest accusation against Power. It relates to a temporary restraining order filed by a California woman against Bauer, which her attorney Mark Garelick said was “a recent assault by Mr. Bauer.”
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