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Chris Rainey’s Girlfriend: No Assault Took Place

Found January 13, 2013 on FootBasket:
PLAYERS: Chris Rainey
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers
It might be two days too late, being that he’s released from jail, but the girlfriend of now former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey says no assault took place. If you’ve been out of the country, Rainey was arrested for allegedly slapping his girlfriend over his cell phone. There reportedly was an eyewitness who was able to vouch for those events. According to NFL.com, Rainey’s lawyer read an email that the girlfriend supposedly wrote disputing the abuse, and suggesting that the charges be dropped. The girlfriend’s email said the witnesses were mistaken, and Johnson pointed out that officers found no marks on the woman’s face. Rainey was released from jail, but told not to have any contact with the woman.
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