The Portland Timbers mishandled the case of Andy Polo after he was accused of domestic abuse. It was 1:44.
Major League Soccer has launched a review into the Portland Timbers handling of the domestic violence allegations against Andy Polo.
According to a report from The Athletic, the Timbers didn't notify MLS of last year's domestic violence call at Polo's home. Police were called to Polo's residence in Oregon in May, and employees of the Timbers spoke to officers there.
Polo had his contract terminated by MLS and the Timbers after his ex- partner went public with allegations.
Major League Soccer immediately launched a review of the decisions the Portland Timbers made in response to the charges brought against the player.
An MLS spokesman said that the league has engaged an outside law firm to conduct the review.
The Portland Timbers will cooperate fully with the Major League Soccer review into the handling of the Andy Polo complaint.
The allegations of physical and emotional abuse were made by Polo's former partner, G.nessis Alarc, on a Peruvian television show last week. The mother of Alarc's children is also his.
He pulled my hair. Alarc said that he fell to the floor after he was slapped in the face.
Polo failed to pay child support according to Alarc. Polo was issued a citation in lieu of arrest for harassment after grabbing onto Genesis Dorival's wrist, according to an incident report from the Washington County Sheriff's Department.
The citation is a Class B misdemeanor. According to the report, a friend of Alarc called police to say that her friend&s husband was hitting her. Two deputies began interviewing Polo and Alarc. The report says that Alarc looked frantic, scared and stressed when the police arrived. The report states that Alarc said that Andy scratched her wrist when he tried to get her cellphone out of her hand. She showed me the underside of her wrist and I could see a light red bruise.
The report states that two employees of the Timbers arrived at the residence, one of which was Jim McCausland, the team's head of security. According to the report, McCausland told the officer that he would make sure that peace was maintained inside the house. He assured me that there wouldn't be any more incidents.
It is not clear if McCausland and Jaimes informed their superiors about the situation, but the league's constitution states that domestic violence is one of the violations of the league's Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health policy.
The Portland Thorns have had an abuse scandal within the same club. In September, two former Thorns players publicly accused former coach Paul Riley of coercing a player into having sex with him and sending lewd photos to another, along with verbal abuse, anti-gay comments and other inappropriate behavior.
The Timbers front office received a complaint from one of the players. Riley left the club and was rehired by another team in the National Women's Soccer League, prompting backlash and protests from fans who say the club should have done more to protect players.
The Thorns closed the investigation without interviewing any players so other investigations could take precedence. Sally Yates, a former acting U.S. attorney general, is leading an investigation for the U.S. Soccer Federation. Both are going on.
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