There is not enough evidence to arrest Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval in connection with an alleged sexual assault at a hotel near Santa Cruz, authorities said Thursday.
Sandoval was named in a complaint that a woman filed with the county Sheriff's Department on June 1. However, "there is insufficient evidence to support an arrest for the alleged crime," the sheriff's office said in a statement Thursday.
Sandoval, 25, was questioned at the oceanfront Seascape Beach Resort in Aptos about the alleged incident and cooperated with authorities, the sheriff's office said.
Eric Geffon, Sandoval's attorney, said Thursday, "The Sheriff's Department has completed a thorough and professional investigation, and we are pleased that they have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support an arrest. Pablo will continue to focus on helping the Giants toward a playoff run this season."
Geffon has previously called the incident a "consensual, personal relationship of a sexual nature."
According to deputies, the woman met a small group of people that included Sandoval in downtown Santa Cruz on May 31 and went with them to the Aptos resort. She said the alleged assault had taken place there.
The woman, whose name has not been released, filed the complaint at 4:25 a.m. June 1. Deputies said Sandoval had been questioned by detectives at the resort and later at the sheriff's office, with his attorneys present.
Sandoval was on the disabled list at the time with a broken bone in his hand and was not with the Giants.
Deputy April Skalland, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said Thursday that investigators had interviewed a number of people and had collected biological and physical evidence, some of which was analyzed by the state Department of Justice.
The sheriff's investigation has been forwarded to prosecutors for their review, Skalland said.
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