Arizona woman charged with defrauding ex-MLB player Trevor Bauer, accused of sexual assault.

An Arizona woman who accused former MLB player Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been charged with defrauding him. An indictment unsealed in Maricopa County Superior Court charges the woman with fraud and theft by extortion, both felonies, but does not provide specific details about the alleged crimes. The woman previously sued Bauer, accusing him of sexual assault in 2020, which he denied, claiming it was a consensual encounter.