Castro accused of sexual assault, no charges filed

[jersey cubs fan]

forget driving while stoned or whatever trashy thing it was; i think “shouldn’t have gotten so drunk, girl” was the real crime

 

Driving under the influence puts lives at risk while saying douchey things just exposes you as a douche.

[Soul]

Oh my god. It was a drunken post, I was sitting at home having downed a couple too many glasses of wine. I'm sorry I said the original statement. I wasn't driving around drunk.

[Tracer Bullet]

How is there nothing for him to prove?

 

That seems obvious, I'm not sure what there is for him to prove.

 

Fine, if you want to start yet another semantics argument, it's what he has to disprove. He has to tell his side of the story and so far he's chosen not to to the proper authorities and has skipped both town and the country.

 

Skipped town and the country? Was he aware of the allegations when he left in September? Has he been charged with something? He came back and people knew he was back but the police didn't question him then.

 

I agree with what I think is your point: Castro needs to respond to any police questioning and, if truthful, provide his side of the story to exonerate himself. But your post suggests he's a fugitive or something.

 

I never said he was a fugitive; I specifically said that he's a person of interest in an ongoing investigation. That's obviously very different than being charged as a suspect and making him a fugitive.

 

My point should be obvious; Soul decided to declare this woman a gold-digger (and then use the Mel Gibson cop-out) seemingly based on nothing except for the fact this situation even exists when you can call Castro plenty of things based on his actions/inaction as well.

 

As I think I made clear, it was your choice of words (flee the country) that makes it sound like you think he's a fugitive or at least something more than just a guy.

 

The police said to the media that they want to question him. I'd be interested to know when that was conveyed to Castro and how urgently he was expected. They know he'll be back in the states for spring training. It's been 4 months. Did the police let him come to the US and leave again in November bc this wasn't a news item yet?

[Tracer Bullet]

you guys stop arguing about nothing and let's all focus on the fact that soul called the woman involved here a golddigger and then followed that up with a post about how he was driving around drunk last night.

 

He intimated that he was too drunk to drive not that he was actually driving drunk.

 

She may very well be a gold digger. I certainly hope so

 

i suppose you can read it that way, yes.

 

soul is still a monster for saying this woman is a golddigger and that she shouldn't have gotten so drunk though. disgusting.

I totally agree that it was a disgusting post.

 

Question: is 'might be a gold digger' ok? I'd say no.

[glavine93]

i promise i was kidding, of course drunk driving is the worst thing, but that line just made me shudder in particular for some reason.

 

if they need to be ranked, though: the drunkenness comment implied that something did actually happen to her, but that it was her own stupid fault for drinking. i think that’s arguably just as bad as calling someone a greedy liar who made up the whole story. and it's not just soul's drunk post that he apologized for; i've heard both sentiments from various people. i know it sounds bad, but if i had to choose an underlying truth i actually kind of hope that she is a greedy liar, because then castro didn't do anything AND no one was assaulted.

[Sammy Sofa]

As I think I made clear, it was your choice of words (flee the country) that makes it sound like you think he's a fugitive or at least something more than just a guy.

 

Well, no, I specifically chose to say that he "skipped town and the country" to make it sound less like "the suspect has fled the country." Obviously that didn't work. To me "skipping town" sounds less serious.

 

The police said to the media that they want to question him. I'd be interested to know when that was conveyed to Castro and how urgently he was expected. They know he'll be back in the states for spring training. It's been 4 months. Did the police let him come to the US and leave again in November bc this wasn't a news item yet?

 

I didn't know he had come back; everything I had heard initially made it sound like he's been gone from the U.S. since shortly after this went down. I haven't really been following this since the news broke so that's my mistake. How long was he back for in November? Did the police know he was back? Did the Cubs advise him to speak to the police then? Seems odd that they wouldn't have tried to squash this then. Surely they didn't assume that they could keep this under wraps.

[Sammy Sofa]

if they need to be ranked, though: the drunkenness comment implied that something did actually happen to her, but that it was her own stupid fault for drinking. i think that’s arguably just as bad as calling someone a greedy liar who made up the whole story.

 

It's right up there with saying that a woman was "asking for it" based on how she was dressed/acting.

[SABR Gamer]

This whole thread is a sh*t show.

[treebird]

Question: is 'might be a gold digger' ok? I'd say no.

 

i somehow read 'might be a n-word' the first time i looked at that and it instantly became my favorite post ever. 'ONE THING WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED YET GUYS, WHAT IF THIS WOMAN IS BLACK'

[Soul]

This whole thread is a sh*t show.

 

My dumb late night drunken posts tend to do that.

[jersey cubs fan]

Question: is 'might be a gold digger' ok? I'd say no.

 

i somehow read 'might be a n-word' the first time i looked at that and it instantly became my favorite post ever. 'ONE THING WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED YET GUYS, WHAT IF THIS WOMAN IS BLACK'

 

would CPD even have investigated?

[Guest]

I didn't know he had come back; everything I had heard initially made it sound like he's been gone from the U.S. since shortly after this went down. I haven't really been following this since the news broke so that's my mistake. How long was he back for in November? Did the police know he was back? Did the Cubs advise him to speak to the police then? Seems odd that they wouldn't have tried to squash this then. Surely they didn't assume that they could keep this under wraps.

 

 

I'm pretty sure it was reported that he and Theo finally met around the time of the GM meetings in Milwaukee.

[treebird]

Question: is 'might be a gold digger' ok? I'd say no.

 

i somehow read 'might be a n-word' the first time i looked at that and it instantly became my favorite post ever. 'ONE THING WE HAVEN'T CONSIDERED YET GUYS, WHAT IF THIS WOMAN IS BLACK'

 

would CPD even have investigated?

 

probably just sprinkle some crack on her and then go home without clocking out

[Sammy Sofa]

I didn't know he had come back; everything I had heard initially made it sound like he's been gone from the U.S. since shortly after this went down. I haven't really been following this since the news broke so that's my mistake. How long was he back for in November? Did the police know he was back? Did the Cubs advise him to speak to the police then? Seems odd that they wouldn't have tried to squash this then. Surely they didn't assume that they could keep this under wraps.

 

 

I'm pretty sure it was reported that he and Theo finally met around the time of the GM meetings in Milwaukee.

 

Thanks, but that doesn't really help answer any of my questions.

[Guest]

I didn't know he had come back; everything I had heard initially made it sound like he's been gone from the U.S. since shortly after this went down. I haven't really been following this since the news broke so that's my mistake. How long was he back for in November? Did the police know he was back? Did the Cubs advise him to speak to the police then? Seems odd that they wouldn't have tried to squash this then. Surely they didn't assume that they could keep this under wraps.

 

 

I'm pretty sure it was reported that he and Theo finally met around the time of the GM meetings in Milwaukee.

 

Thanks, but that doesn't really help answer any of my questions.

 

Just confirming that he was in town. Relax.

 

EDIT - He also had an autograph signing appearance to make. Not sure where/when that was and how long it kept him in town for. I'd guess he was only here a couple of days.

Edited January 9, 2012 by David

[Sammy Sofa]

I didn't know he had come back; everything I had heard initially made it sound like he's been gone from the U.S. since shortly after this went down. I haven't really been following this since the news broke so that's my mistake. How long was he back for in November? Did the police know he was back? Did the Cubs advise him to speak to the police then? Seems odd that they wouldn't have tried to squash this then. Surely they didn't assume that they could keep this under wraps.

 

 

I'm pretty sure it was reported that he and Theo finally met around the time of the GM meetings in Milwaukee.

 

Thanks, but that doesn't really help answer any of my questions.

 

Just confirming that he was in town. Relax.

 

Man, you say "thanks" and be polite and people still inexplicably think you're just pounding at the keyboard in a fury.

[Tracer Bullet]

As I think I made clear, it was your choice of words (flee the country) that makes it sound like you think he's a fugitive or at least something more than just a guy.

 

Well, no, I specifically chose to say that he "skipped town and the country" to make it sound less like "the suspect has fled the country." Obviously that didn't work. To me "skipping town" sounds less serious.

 

The police said to the media that they want to question him. I'd be interested to know when that was conveyed to Castro and how urgently he was expected. They know he'll be back in the states for spring training. It's been 4 months. Did the police let him come to the US and leave again in November bc this wasn't a news item yet?

 

I didn't know he had come back; everything I had heard initially made it sound like he's been gone from the U.S. since shortly after this went down. I haven't really been following this since the news broke so that's my mistake. How long was he back for in November? Did the police know he was back? Did the Cubs advise him to speak to the police then? Seems odd that they wouldn't have tried to squash this then. Surely they didn't assume that they could keep this under wraps.

 

(I don't respond in broken quotes)

 

A - fair enough.

 

B - he left the next day, so maybe before she reported it (which took 12 hours, per the link). And he was back long enough to meet Theo and do a card signing. He wasn't hiding out, that's for sure. If the police wanted to talk to him then, and the Cubs knew, I'd be shocked if Theo wouldn't have made it a point to deal with it in November. More probably, the CPD bungled this or there wasn't enough credible evidence in her story to pursue it, so they only told the media they wanted to question him after it became public. Maybe there are other likely scenarios, but those 2 seem most probable.

[Sammy Sofa]

B - he left the next day, so maybe before she reported it (which took 12 hours, per the link). And he was back long enough to meet Theo and do a card signing. He wasn't hiding out, that's for sure. If the police wanted to talk to him then, and the Cubs knew, I'd be shocked if Theo wouldn't have made it a point to deal with it in November. More probably, the CPD bungled this or there wasn't enough credible evidence in her story to pursue it, so they only told the media they wanted to question him after it became public. Maybe there are other likely scenarios, but those 2 seem most probable.

 

I guess; but if there's nothing to it then why would the story going public effectively force them to say they want to question him? Why couldn't they say something like "we've investigated the matter and it's closed" or something along those lines?

[jersey cubs fan]

B - he left the next day, so maybe before she reported it (which took 12 hours, per the link). And he was back long enough to meet Theo and do a card signing. He wasn't hiding out, that's for sure. If the police wanted to talk to him then, and the Cubs knew, I'd be shocked if Theo wouldn't have made it a point to deal with it in November. More probably, the CPD bungled this or there wasn't enough credible evidence in her story to pursue it, so they only told the media they wanted to question him after it became public. Maybe there are other likely scenarios, but those 2 seem most probable.

 

I guess; but if there's nothing to it then why would the story going public effectively force them to say they want to question him? Why couldn't they say something like "we've investigated the matter and it's closed" or something along those lines?

 

It could be (and I'm stressing could be here) a matter of trying to make it look like they take all accusations of sexual assault seriously and after it finally did leak they felt they could just say "it's closed" even if they don't see it going anywhere.

[imb]

one time, when it was about 20 degrees out, I left the bar, blacked out, put shorts on and ran more than a mile to a friends house.

 

so technically it's possible they were having what castro thought was consensual sex or consensual ... foreplay. They haven't said sex yet, right?

[SouthSideRyan]

one time, when it was about 20 degrees out, I left the bar, blacked out, put shorts on and ran more than a mile to a friends house.

 

so technically it's possible they were having what castro thought was consensual sex or consensual ... foreplay. They haven't said sex yet, right?

 

Rapist.

[Sammy Sofa]

B - he left the next day, so maybe before she reported it (which took 12 hours, per the link). And he was back long enough to meet Theo and do a card signing. He wasn't hiding out, that's for sure. If the police wanted to talk to him then, and the Cubs knew, I'd be shocked if Theo wouldn't have made it a point to deal with it in November. More probably, the CPD bungled this or there wasn't enough credible evidence in her story to pursue it, so they only told the media they wanted to question him after it became public. Maybe there are other likely scenarios, but those 2 seem most probable.

 

I guess; but if there's nothing to it then why would the story going public effectively force them to say they want to question him? Why couldn't they say something like "we've investigated the matter and it's closed" or something along those lines?

 

It could be (and I'm stressing could be here) a matter of trying to make it look like they take all accusations of sexual assault seriously and after it finally did leak they felt they could just say "it's closed" even if they don't see it going anywhere.

 

Yeah, that's true. Good point.

[Tracer Bullet]

B - he left the next day, so maybe before she reported it (which took 12 hours, per the link). And he was back long enough to meet Theo and do a card signing. He wasn't hiding out, that's for sure. If the police wanted to talk to him then, and the Cubs knew, I'd be shocked if Theo wouldn't have made it a point to deal with it in November. More probably, the CPD bungled this or there wasn't enough credible evidence in her story to pursue it, so they only told the media they wanted to question him after it became public. Maybe there are other likely scenarios, but those 2 seem most probable.

 

I guess; but if there's nothing to it then why would the story going public effectively force them to say they want to question him? Why couldn't they say something like "we've investigated the matter and it's closed" or something along those lines?

 

It could be (and I'm stressing could be here) a matter of trying to make it look like they take all accusations of sexual assault seriously and after it finally did leak they felt they could just say "it's closed" even if they don't see it going anywhere.

 

Yeah I think it's more important to the CPD not to say case closed (from a public perception standpoint) unless this story gets legs. If this is all that ever comes from it bc there was no crime, than that's the best result for everyone. Saying 'case closed' may sound like the CPD is just protecting a high profile athlete and create a story where one didn't exist.

[17 Seconds]

maybe she just browned out

[SouthSideRyan]

maybe she just browned out

 

rapist.