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Ex-MLB pitcher Wetteland arrested on child sex abuse charges
Wetteland, 52, was arrested in January after a relative accused him of forcing the performance of sex acts on him three times beginning in 2004, when the child was just four years old.
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Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland signs autographs for fans before the Hall of Fame Game 26 July, 1999 in Cooperstown, NY. The game featured the Texas Rangers against the Kansas City Royals. (AFP/Don Emmert)
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ormer Major League Baseball star pitcher John Wetteland was indicted Thursday on three charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, US media reported.
The indictment, reported by the Dallas Morning News and other outlets, means a grand jury found sufficient evidence to continue with prosecution of the case.
Wetteland, 52, was arrested in January after a relative accused him of forcing the performance of sex acts on him three times beginning in 2004, when the child was just four years old.
The accuser told police it happened twice more over the next two years at Wetteland's home.
Wetteland, who was released on bond in January, was the Most Valuable Player of the 1996 World Series, when he registered four saves to help the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves.
He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos and Texas Rangers in a major league career that spanned from 1989 to his retirement after the 2000 season.
Wetteland retired as the Texas Rangers' all-time saves leader with 150 and later worked as a bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners.
