The Los Angeles City Attorneyâs Office has stated that no criminal charges will be filed against Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua regarding biting allegations, though the case remains active. A civil lawsuit related to the incident is still ongoing.
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The Los Angeles City Attorneyâs Office has revealed where things stand on potential criminal charges against Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua over biting allegations.
The update does not fully close the matter, but it does make one thing clear about the current criminal track. Prosecutors are not filing charges against Nacua at this stage.
That distinction matters because the case remains active in a limited way, while a separate civil lawsuit tied to the same alleged New Yearâs Eve incident continues.
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As the New York Post reported, Deputy Director of Communications Ivor B. Pine said the matter has been assigned to a City Attorney Hearing rather than moving straight into misdemeanor prosecution.
âThis matter has been assigned for a City Attorney Hearing, a pre-filing diversion available to eligible individuals that is an alternative to misdemeanor criminal prosecution,â Pine said.
âCharges are not filed against the respondent at this time; however, the case stays open throughout the length of the statute of limitations. It can be re-evaluated if there are further developments,â he added.
That means Nacua is not facing filed criminal charges right now. It also means the case has not completely disappeared from the city attorneyâs view.
A City Attorney Hearing is an informal alternative to misdemeanor prosecution. It can allow eligible cases to be handled before charges are filed, while still leaving room for re-evaluation if new developments emerge.
Puka Nacua faces biting allegations stemming from an incident on New Yearâs Eve, which has led to both criminal and civil legal scrutiny.
No criminal charges are being filed against Puka Nacua at this stage, according to the Los Angeles City Attorneyâs Office.
The civil lawsuit related to the biting allegations against Puka Nacua is still ongoing, despite the lack of criminal charges.
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The allegations stem from a New Yearâs Eve outing involving Madison Atiabi, who later filed a civil lawsuit against Nacua.
Atiabi alleged that Nacua made an antisemitic remark at dinner and later bit her on the shoulder while the group was traveling in a Sprinter van. Nacuaâs attorney has denied the antisemitic remark allegation.
His legal team has acknowledged a bite occurred, but has described it as horseplay rather than an assault. They have also pushed back strongly against the broader lawsuit.
The civil case remains separate from the city attorneyâs decision. That means the lack of filed criminal charges does not end Atiabiâs lawsuit or the claims being made there.
For Nacua, the update is significant because it lowers the immediate criminal jeopardy around the incident. But it is not a full legal clean slate.
The city attorneyâs office can revisit the matter during the statute of limitations, and the civil case remains an ongoing issue away from the football field.
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