One of Trevor Bauer's accusers charged with fraud against him after allegedly faking pregnancy, abortion
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One of Trevor Bauer's accusers was charged with felony fraud theft by extortion in Arizona last month after "knowingly [obtaining] a benefit from" the pitcher and another man.
Darcy Adanna Esemonu allegedly told Bauer she was impregnated by him and asked him for money for an abortion but was never pregnant.
Esemonu was charged in Maricopa County March 19, but the indictment was not made public until Monday. It states that she "did obtain a benefit" from Bauer and another man "by means of fraudulent pretenses, representation, promises, or material omissions."
The indictment also says Esemonu "knowingly did obtain or…
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