The woman told police she met Kang through a dating app and he invited her to his hotel room after the Pirates lost to the Cubs on June 17. She claims that Kang served her an alcoholic drink and she blacked out soon after, drifting in and out of consciousness as he assaulted her.
The 23-year-old victim had a rape kit performed on June 19, then filed a formal complaint with police 10 days later.
Kang has not been charged with a crime at this time as police and Major League Baseball monitor the investigation.
Pirates president Frank Coonelly released the following statement on Tuesday:
"We have been made aware of the allegation that has been made against Jung Ho Kang. We take allegations of this type extremely seriously. Pursuant to the Joint MLB/MLBPA Policy on such matters, this matter is exclusively before the Commissioner's Office at this time. We have and will continue to cooperate fully with the Commissioner's Office. As a result of the ongoing police investigation, we cannot comment further at this time. We have also advised our staff and our players that they should not comment on the matter either. We all need to be respectful to the police investigation of a very serious allegation."
Kang, 29, is in the second season of his four-year, $11 million deal with the Pirates. He finished third in Rookie of the Year voting last season after spending nine years in the KBO, South Korea's professional league.
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