Aamer Madhani, and Gabe Lacques

USA TODAY

CHICAGO— Police on Tuesday confirmed they are investigating a sexual assault allegation made against Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang.

A 23-year-old woman alleges she was assaulted by Kang at a Chicago hotel when the team was in town last month for a series against the Cubs. Kang has not been charged with a crime.

The woman told police she met Kang through the dating app Bumble, and Kang invited her to his hotel on the evening of June 17, several hours after the Pirates lost a day game to the Cubs.

Anthony Guglielmi, a police department spokesman, told USA TODAY that the woman told investigators that Kang served her an alcoholic beverage soon after she arrived at the hotel and she started fading out of consciousness soon after drinking it.

“She came in and out of consciousness,” Guglielmi said. “She remembers being sexually assaulted and remembers waking up entirely in a taxi cab.”

The woman went to a Chicago hospital to receive medical treatment on June 19, and filed a formal complaint 10 days later, Guglielmi said. Police have had contact with the team, but Guglielmi declined to say if detectives have interviewed Kang.

Even in the absence of a conviction, Kang could face discipline under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy. Three players suspended since the policy was enacted in August — Jose Reyes (51 games), Hector Olivera (82 games) and Aroldis Chapman (30 games) —accepted their suspensions despite avoiding jail time.

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"We have been made aware of the allegation that has been made against Jung Ho Kang. We take allegations of this type extremely seriously,” Pirates President Frank Coonelly said in a statement. “Pursuant to the Joint MLB/MLBPA Policy on such matters, this matter is exclusively before the Commissioner's Office at this time. We have and will continue to cooperate fully with the Commissioner's Office. As a result of the ongoing police investigation, we cannot comment further at this time. We have also advised our staff and out players that they should not comment on the matter either. We all need to be respectful to the police investigation of a very serious allegation."

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Reyes, the New York Mets’ infielder, and Chapman, the Yankees’ closer, had charges against them dismissed when alleged victims did not cooperate with law enforcement.

Olivera, the Atlanta Braves outfielder, still has a criminal matter pending against him in Arlington, Va. MLB’s policy states that commissioner Rob Manfred may “issue the discipline he believes is appropriate in light of the severity of the conduct. The Commissioner’s authority to discipline is not dependent on whether the player is convicted or pleads guilty to a crime.”

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