Posted on 09/17/2019 1:41:17 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez has been arrested on charges of computer pornography - solicitation of a child and providing obscene material to minors, authorities said Tuesday.
Vazquez is being held in the Allegheny County Jail, awaiting extradition to Lee County, Florida.
FDLE agents, with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police, today arrested Felipe Vazquez, 28, of Saint Cloud, FL, for one count of computer pornography - solicitation of a child and one count of providing obscene material to minors. Vazquez, a baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates, was taken into custody in Pittsburgh this morning on a felony warrant out of Lee County, Florida.
FDLE’s investigation began in August of this year after agents obtained information that Vazquez had a reported sexual relationship with a 13-year old female victim who resides in Lee County. The victim, now 15 years of age, was continuing to have a relationship with Vazquez via text messaging and received a video in July from him in which he is shown performing a sex act. Additionally, Vazquez allegedly sent the victim text messages suggesting they would meet for sex after his baseball season was over.
FDLE agents and Pennsylvania State Police served a search warrant today at Vazquez’s apartment in Pittsburgh. Several electronic devices were seized and will be examined as part of this investigation. Additional charges are dependent upon completion of forensic exams.
Vazquez was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where he will face extradition to Lee County, Florida.
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Their closer and arguably best player gets hauled away in handcuffs on child solicitation and kiddie porn charges. Lots of scuttlebutt that he was going to be traded to get pieces for a rebuilding effort. But when you're sitting in prison your trade value is zero.
thank god the dodgers didn’t trade gavin lux for him.
So he showed a 13 yr old about sex, now hie new room mates will show him what sex is all about. Justice right?
Child Rapists don’t fare so well in Prison
Geeze...rich,famous guys like him can have just about any woman (meaning adult female) he wants...even a male if that’s his thing.But kids?? Does not compute!
The bright side is that they ought to be able to save a lot of salary money if the contract has the standard MLB escape clause for substance abuse or criminal activity.
does bail count against the luxury cap?
Despite his great stats he is on a very team-friendly contract. He let his sister negotiate it instead of hiring an agent.
Yeah, he’s got some screws loose.
Yeah, but one thing about that guy who’s been in prison for more than 10 years who now has a Youtube channel telling his experiences for newbies...if you have cash, then you can “buy” your way for protection. Then again, child rapists dont do much in there because most prison guys have kids..and daughters.
Made $4 mil this year and was projected to make $5.25M in 2020 and $7.25M in 2021. What a fool.
As a fan of MLB, I hope they ban the guy forever. There are certain crimes that the league should not have to give second chances. Sex with a 13 year old girl is certainly one of them (he was 26 at the time). Maybe MLB won’t have to deal with it. He may be too old to play by the time he gets out. He may be facing 10-20 years.
he’ll never play in the major leagues again. not in this country, at least.
What do you mean go wrong?... the Pirates have the same problem they have had since 1993 and beyond... ownership that doesn’t give a damn....
Until the MLB forces a change on the Pirates, the owners will simply continue to not spend one red cent more for talent then they are obligated to under the profit sharing requirements... and will pocket every single penny beyond that into their own bank accounts.
Honestly, if you live in the Pittsburgh area and go to a Pirate game, you are part of the problem.... That stadium should be empty, totally empty other than for fans of out of town teams wanting to see them play,
The Steelers suck, Pitt sucks, the Pirates suck....well there is always the Penguins. Then again I have a disdain for most anyone living in the Pittsburgh zip-codes, mostly leftist professorial types, hipsters and your typical urban blacks, 1/2 the time grifting social welfare programs the other half whining about racism. It’s a jambalaya of feces.
He could wind up like Jung Ho Kang, with the Trump Administration refusing to renew his work visa.
My exact same thoughts!
If he spends 10 years in the slammer, Father Time will end his career.
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