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Pirates

closer SHAKE’N

Vázquez

arrested

on child BAKER

sex charges

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitts-
burgh Pirates closer Fe-
lipe Vázquez was arrested
Tuesday on multiple felony
charges, including statuto-
ry sexual assault, soliciting
a child and pornography,
and was placed on ad-
ministrative leave by Major
League Baseball.
Vázquez was taken into
custody by Pennsylvania
State Police on one count
of computer pornogra-
phy/solicitation of a child
and one count of provid-
ing obscene material to
minors, both felonies, stem-
ming from an investiga-
tion in Florida. He was later
charged in Westmoreland
County, which is located
east of Pittsburgh, with
felony counts of statutory
sexual assault, unlawful
contact with a minor and
corruption of minors and a
misdemeanor count of in-
decent assault of a person
under 16 years old.
It was not immediately
known whether the charg-
es in Pennsylvania were re-
lated to or independent of
the Florida investigation.
"We are in the process of
reviewing both the Penn-
sylvania and Florida charg-
ing documents, as well as
the underlying facts of the
matter," Vázquez's lawyers,
Jay Reisinger and Michael
Comber, said in a state-
ment. "At this time, any
comment would be pre-
mature." Browns beat Jets in first
Vázquez was arraigned
via video from the Allegh- win of the season, 23-3
eny County jail, wearing
a dark-colored sweatshirt
and glasses, according Cleveland Browns' Baker Mayfield (6) runs away from New York Jets' Leonard Williams (92) during the second half of an NFL football
to the Pittsburgh Post-Ga- game Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J.
zette. Associated Press
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