Woman accusing Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of assault: 'Rough sex doesn't mean a concussion'

• The hearing about the ex parte restraining order filed against Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer continued Wednesday.
• The woman accusing Bauer of sexual assault called his lawyer's statement to TMZ "slut-shaming."
• Bauer and his team have denied all instances of wrongdoing, claiming the encounters were consensual.

The woman who accused Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault told a judge on Wednesday that she was aware that she would be "slut-shamed" after filing an ex parte restraining order against the MLB player.

"I knew how this was going to go," the woman, dressed in a sage green blazer, told the court. "I knew that I was going to get slut-shamed and that was worth it to me to get protection from Trevor Bauer."

Bauer has denied all wrongdoing and he and his attorneys maintain that the encounters with the woman were "wholly consensual" - citing text messages describing rough sex.

Following two days of emotional testimony, the woman testified that she received a general outpouring of support on social media.

"Rough sex doesn't mean a concussion," she said in response to questioning from her legal team. "It felt good to see that I wasn't getting slut-shamed right off the bat - that people could see it for what it was."

The accuser spent time on the stand refuting statements made by Bauer's legal team in the media and at the hearing.

In late June, Bauer's attorney told TMZ: "Mr. Bauer had a brief and wholly consensual sexual relationship initiated by [the accuser] beginning in April 2021. We have messages that show [the accuser] repeatedly asking for 'rough' sexual encounters involving requests to be 'choked out' and slapped in the face."

The accuser said on Wednesday: "To me, text messages don't mean consent. I did not consent to bruising all over my body and going to the hospital and having things done to me while I was unconscious."

On June 29, the accuser, who Insider has chosen not to name, filed an ex parte restraining order against Bauer accusing the MLB pitcher of assaulting her during two sexual encounters in April and May. She is seeking a five-year extension to this restraining order.

In the restraining order and during sworn testimony in court this week, the woman alleged that during the second encounter, Bauer strangled her with her own hair until she lost consciousness and repeatedly punched her in the face, buttocks, and genitals during sexual intercourse, which she said led her to seek medical treatment.

"She didn't want anyone to know but me, and I had to convince her to get help," said the woman's best friend, who also testified on Wednesday. "She had bruises in parts of her body that we had looked at together. She had a very large bruise from the top of her vagina stretching to the back. It was dark purple."

The friend also testified that the woman, who had visited her best friend's house after the encounter, had two black eyes, a busted lip, a gum line that was bruised purple, and a jaw area that was so swollen it made it hard for her friend to speak.

Dr. Jennifer Hammers, a pathologist, called by Bauer's team testified that she "would have expected some fractures in the face based on what [the woman] provided." She also said that she would have expected more bruising from a punch.

She also claimed that the woman's current medications could have made the injuries look worse: "I'm not able to say what percentage of injuries is caused by taking medications and what is caused by trauma, but bruises can be exacerbated by these medications"

The nurse who administered a SART exam on the woman testified on Tuesday saying that she had never seen bruising around the genitals before like she witnessed with the women.

Bauer, who appeared in court on Wednesday wearing a dark gray suit, had few reactions throughout the woman's testimony besides writing notes and whispering to his attorney, Jon Fetterolf.

The line of questioning on Wednesday was a continuation of a contentious exchange from the previous day.

On Tuesday, Bauer's lawyer Shawn Holley cross-examined the woman, accusing her of "lies by omission," for not referencing certain text messages about "rough" sex, sexual pleasure, and being "choked out" between her and Bauer in her restraining order.

Holley also told the woman she would not slut-shame her and asked several questions about previous dating and sexual relationships with other Major League Baseball players.

Bauer is currently on leave from the Dodgers. The Pasadena Police Department has also opened an investigation into the allegations, according to a local news report.

It is possible that Bauer may be asked to take the stand on Thursday following three previous days of court hearings, but his legal team intends to invoke the Fifth Amendment.