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Ray McDonald is booked by the San Jose Police Department on charges of domestic violence.
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald allegedly assaults his pregnant fiancée.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...e-againast-pregnant-fiancee-article-1.1923046Just days after the NFL announced harsher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, the league has its first case on its hands with 49ers defensive end Ray MacDonald.
MacDonald was arrested early Sunday morning for felony domestic violence involving his pregnant fiancée,
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The victim reportedly had bruises on her arms and neck, according to a law enforcement
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At approximately 2 a.m. local time, San Jose police were called to MacDonald's house, where he was celebrating his 30th birthday with 49ers teammates Vernon Davis and Demarcus Dobbs.
Cops booked MacDonald on charges of “inflicting injury on a spouse or cohabitant,” according to Santa Clara Department of Corrections records
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No bail has been set so far.
49ers General Manager refrained from commentating on the allegations against MacDonald until further information is available, but told
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the team takes "such matters" seriously.
MacDonald's arrest comes on the heels of the NFL’s new disciplinary guidelines involving domestic violence, which call for a six-game suspension under a first offense followed by a lifetime ban for any repeat offenders.
League commissioner Roger Goodell made the announcement
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after acknowlegding he’d mishandled the Ray Rice case. Rice, a running back for the Baltimore Ravens, received a two-game suspension after video surfaced of him allegedly knocking his then-fiancée unconcious and dragging her limp body out of an Atlantic City hotel elevator.
“I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values,”
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“I didn’t get it right. Simply put, we have to do better. And we will.”