SAN JOSE — Prosecutors were forced to drop rape charges Monday against former San Francisco 49er Ray McDonald after his alleged victim refused to testify.
It was not immediately clear Monday if the woman, who had sued McDonald, received a financial settlement from him that triggered her refusal to testify. The charges were dismissed Monday morning in Santa Clara County Superior Court by Judge David A. Cena.
The woman’s allegations stemmed from an alleged incident that occurred Dec. 15, 2014, after a pool party at McDonald’s home in the exclusive Silver Creek neighborhood in San Jose.
McDonald faced a maximum of eight years in prison if he had been convicted of rape and would also have had to register as a sex offender.