Tom McGhee of the Denver Post reported the news and noted the lawyer of Evgeniya Vavrinyuk (Varlamov’s former girlfriend) said she “was the victim of a beating by a drunken, out-of-control Varlamov.”
The goalie’s lawyers offered a statement and said the claims were “groundless and completely unsupported,” per McGhee.
The incident in question allegedly happened following a Halloween party in 2013, but the jury decided Varlamov did not commit assault and battery. McGhee noted that Vavrinyuk’s lawyer, Olaf Muller, will appeal and ask for a second trial.
Muller claimed Vavrinyuk's team was not allowed to present critical evidence during her case, including “bloody pictures” and accounts of previous alleged beatings, per McGhee. Muller also offered a quote: “The trail judge shapes what the jury hears. It is not surprising given the co ...
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