Reuben Foster, as you may recall, has been down this road before amid new domestic violence charges.
Foster was accused of domestic violence last spring in Santa Clara County only to see those charges dropped.
According to a legal expert, those old charges could matter now because the woman who is accusing foster of domestic violence in Florida is the same woman who took the stand in San Jose last spring and said pretty much the same thing–only to recant her story.
Now, that case might be re-opened and Foster could be facing new charges. Domestic violence charges against Foster were dropped last May after 28-year-old Elissa Ennis, the same woman who is accusing him now, recanted her story but Foster pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons possession related to the case.
And what happened in Florida might be grounds for new charges, says Legal Analyst Steven Clark.
“What the D.A. could do is this new event in Tampa, Florida could be the basis for a probation violation, where he could be sent to jail for up to one year because he is on probation.”
In a statement, D.A. Jeff Rosen referenced the challenges of holding domestic violence abusers criminally accountable, saying, “We are sad, though not surprised, and exploring the legal options.”
“The D.A. could go back and revisit whether they want to re-charge Mr. Foster for the events in Los Gatos,” Clark said. “If Ms. Ennis were to come across now and say, ‘Here is why I said what I said on the stand initially’ and recant her recantation.”