Hope Solo Accused of Domestic Abuse Against Sister, Nephew
US women's soccer star was arrested for allegedly assaulting two of her relatives during a dispute.
This is gold medal winner Hope Solo, she found fame and honor on and off the soccer field with her goal keeping skills, TV appearance and glamor spread in glossy magazines.
But now she is facing some serious charges, and is even behind bars this morning waiting before judge, ABC's Cesilia V has more.
This morning soccer star and Olympic gold medalist Hope Solo is behind bars, the 32 year old facing two counts of fourth degree domestic violence assault after being arrested Saturday morning for allegedly assaulting her sister and 17 year old nephew at a party. The police describing a chaotic scene when they arrived, saying the Olympian appeared intoxicated and upset, with her sister and nephew spotting visible injuries.
They had some redness and swelling to their face like clearly they had been assaulted.
This could be really damaging to her reputation, we are talking about a family squabble that really escalated.
An attorney for the famous goal keeper telling ABC news, our investigation reveals that Hope was assaulted and injured during this unfortunate incident, we look forward to the opportunity to present the true facts in court.
Solo a fitness icon and sex symbol became famous after winning back to back gold medals with the US women's soccer team, and for quick stepping her way through dancing with the stars has been public with her family turmoil. In her 2012 autobiography, Solo a memoir of hope, she writes my family doesn't do happy endings.
I am who I am, but at the end of the day, I am an athlete that wants to win.
And in November 2012, her husband Jeremy Stevens was arrested for allegedly assaulting the soccer player just 24 hours before the couple's court house wedding, the case was dropped due to lack of evidence. Solo hasn't entered a plea and is said to appear in court on Monday.
For Good Morning America, Cesilia V, ABC news, San Francisco.