TORONTO - In two years or less, Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion and family friend Ashley Lebron could be squaring off in a civil trial over allegations he knowingly infected her with two STDs.
Lebron’s New York lawyer, Robert Hiltzik, said the trial could take place by 2018 or earlier.
“Federal courts move relatively quickly. There’ll be some motions, but after that, there could be a trial within two years or sooner,” Hiltzik said in an interview.
It’s also possible that Edwin’s unidentified teammate — who according to allegations detailed in the lawsuit had sex with Lebron last September in a Baltimore hotel room while the Jays were closing in on their division title — could be called as a witness, Hiltzik said.