Re: Auston Matthews facing disorderly conduct charge in Arizona
Originally Posted by
Hoopo
I am not totally sure about that. This person was not suing in civil court, it was state prosecution going after him based on her report. She apparently wasn't going to go ahead with it at all until Mathews' father came out and denied Matthews did it. This came out in her interview with police. She is a security guard at the building so if she was just making things up like Matthews' dad said, that could affect her career. It's almost certain that the Matthews wouldn't want her around the building anymore after this at the very least.
Another effect this might have had is on Matthews. A misdemeanor is enough to make crossing the Canadian border...inconvenient.
Additionally Arizona is a bit unusual in that the State(?) [here I think we'd call it the Crown, not sure there] will not proceed with misdemeanor charges if the parties come to a settlement. That's usually how a civil suit involving a claim for damages would work, but not a criminal case like this where Matthews was facing misdemeanor charges. they're normally separate Actions.
Finally, security guards make little money. I'm seeing an average of around $14/hr for Arizona when I google. It probably wouldn't take much for a guy that just collected a $15mil salary bonus to make her an offer she can't refuse.
As I said, money solves everything.
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