ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

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49ers Release Defensive End Ray McDonald



So, Ray McDonald skated on the domestic violence arrest back in August.

The District Attorney did not pursue the case after McDonald's pregnant fiancee claimed that she'd hit McDonald first. The 49ers said right-off-the-bat that they'd not take action against him based only on allegations and would instead follow law enforcement's investigation.

Well..........a woman went to a hospital today and claims that she was "possibly sexually assaulted" by McDonald. I don't know if she claims she was drugged or what -- no details provided.

Even though no charges have yet been filed against McDonald regarding the alleged sexual assault, San Jose Police are actively investigating the claim and the 49ers organization has reportedly had enough.

"If this was one incident, we would be standing up here talking about due process, like we have multiple times, in multiple other situations,"49ers general manager Trent Baalke Baalke said. "But this is just a pattern of decision-making that Ray has demonstrated over a period of time that, once again, it's no longer going to be tolerated."

Baalke said he had numerous conversations with McDonald in the wake of the August arrest and had set forth criteria for McDonald to "stay in good standing" with the club.

In light of the second issue this week, Baalke said, "We weren't willing to deal with [it] anymore."

"It's not a situation you want to hear about. Very unfortunate," quarterback Colin Kaepernick said. "He's a good friend to a lot of people on this team. No one thought bad of him. Hopefully it's just a misunderstanding. ... I understand why the team did what it did. Other than that, it's not my business."

Source: http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/120429...estigation