Former MLB star Jose Canseco, 48, has sensationally tweeted in a series of since-deleted tweets that he has been accused of raping one Susie Bell.
Wow thats funny i raped u then y did u have ur clothing off as soon as we left the club in my car.
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 22, 2013
Canseco, who hit 462 home runs during 16 years on eight major league teams, now plays in the United Minor League and stays in the public eye with scandals and reality TV appearances.
Here's what you need to know about his latest drama...
1. Canseco Broke the News on Twitter
Rather than go through a lawyer or representative, Canseco went right to his followers. The Clark County District Attorney's Office have said that "no charges" have been brought against Canseco, reports Buzzfeed. Now though it's being reported that he's a "person of interest" in a sexual assault:
BREAKING NEWS: Metro Police are now calling Jose Canseco a suspect in an alleged sexual assault of a fitness model in Las Vegas. #Vegas
— Dan Landson (@danisinthenews) May 22, 2013
KTNV in Las Vegas says that no charges have been brought against Canseco. Metro Sgt. John Sheahan told the Las Vegas Sun:
He’s being investigated for an alleged sexual assault, and that’s it.
2. According to Canseco, Bell Alleges She Was Drugged and Raped by the Former Star
Susie bell told the police that i druged her and then raped her.hmmmmm.lets find out what really happened.
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 22, 2013
A source told TMZ that the incident occurred on May 10.
The woman, Susie Bell, is a fitness instructor from the Las Vegas area.
Canseco then tweeted her phone number. Heavy.com called the number and left a message, which has not been returned.
According to Canseco, Bell works out at this gym:
report @josecanseco for abuse. tweeting name, pic, & phone # of woman who accused him of rape is awful and ILLEGAL. support.twitter.com/forms/abusiveu…
— Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) May 22, 2013
Conversations have begun on Twitter as to whether Canseco has breached Twitter's rules and should be banned from the sight, rules forbid the posting of:
credit card information
social security or other national identity numbers
addresses or locations that are considered and treated as private
non-public, personal phone numbers
non-public, personal email addresses
Canseco is a resident of Henderson, Nevada, about 20 miles away from the center of Las Vegas.
3. Canseco May Use a Twitter "Ghost-Writer"
Not to insinuate that this is some sort of joke, but Canseco is reported to have used a ghost-writer to tweet some of his most popular musings. He has around 500,000 followers on the site. In 2010 he made this strange announcement:
as of yesterday, I finally took over my twitter account, and you will get direct info from me from here on out daily.
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) January 16, 2010
Oddly there have been a series of tweets running alongside Canseco's ranting about the alleged sexual assault to do with the former Oakland player playing in charity game in Texas:
At the airport. On my way to Fort Worth Texas with @josemelendez123 to play with the Fort Worth cats tommorow at lagrave field.
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 22, 2013
I am now getting on a flight to dallas fort worth to play with the cats. Come out and have some fun
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 22, 2013
Purchase your tickets at lagrave field for tommorow home opener cats vs roadrunners managed by Ozzie Canseco. Www.Fwcats.com
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 22, 2013
It's also worth pointing out that if Canseco had been charged it's unlikely he would be allowed to leave the state.
4. He Wants to Face a Polygraph to "Get the Ball Rolling"
hey chad @ochocinco your people arent responding get my agent joemelendez@msn.com to set battle.I'm ready #fightforkids twitter.com/JoseCanseco/st…
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) January 24, 2013
I think we should start this off with a polygraph exam.just to get the ball rolling
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) May 22, 2013
A 2003 report by the National Academy of Sciences on the accuracy of polygraphs said conclusions brought about through lie detectors were, "scanty and scientifically weak." Polygraph's are not admissible in Federal Court because they have been "dogged with high false-positive rates."
5. Canseco's Life Has Been Littered With Legal Troubles
Canseco pictured with Pete Rose in 2010.
He was declared bankrupt in August 2012. According to ESPN.com:
It lists less than $21,000 in assets and almost $1.7 million in liabilities, including more than $500,000 owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
Canseco spoke about his steroid troubles in an interview with Jim Rome:
In 2002, Jose Canseco, along with his brother Ozzie, both pleaded guilty to assault in a Miami nightclub, Jose received three years probation for the action.
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