Under the rulings, issued by U.S. District Court Judge James Selna, Bauer was ordered to pay the legal fees of the former attorney. The dismissal of that lawsuit does not affect the defamation suits Bauer has filed against five other parties, including the accuser. In his ruling, Selna wrote the denial of the restraining order was "due to insufficient evidence that the parties will have contact in the future." "Notwithstanding [the woman's] consent to some form of rough sex," Selna wrote, "Bauer engaged in acts while [she] was unconscious, when she was physically and legally unable to give consent." "Judge Gould-Saltman herself stated that Hill's injuries were 'terrible,' " Selna wrote.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 23, 2022 22:54 UTC