Osuna’s domestic assault case ends with no conviction
TORONTO The assault case against former star Blue Jays pitcher Roberto Osuna ended on Tuesday when the prosecution withdrew the charge against him in exchange for a one-year agreement he stay away from the mother of his child and continue counselling.
Speaking in Ontario court, prosecutor Catherine Mullaly said the complainant, Alejandra Roman Cota, had made it clear she would not return to Toronto to testify against Osuna.
“The Crown does not have a reasonable prospect of conviction on this charge absent her testimony,” Mullaly told Judge Melvyn Green. “Upon signing the recognizance, the Crown will withdraw the charge.”
Osuna was charged with a single count of assault on May 8. Roman Cota, the mother of their three-year-old son, was visiting Toronto from Mexico when the alleged assault took place, said Mullaly, the head of the domestic violence team.
Roman Cota, who is in her early 20s, returned to Mexico shortly afterward and said she would not come back to testify, court heard. As a Mexican citizen, Canadian authorities could not compel her to take the witness stand.
After the May incident, Major League Baseball suspended Osuna without pay for 75 games for violating its domestic violence policy. The Jays dealt him to the Houston Astros on July 30.
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