Accuser of Hunter’s son changes story

DALLAS (AP) — The attorney defending the son of Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter in a sexual assault case said Thursday he has a recorded telephone conversation during which the boy’s 16-year-old accuser recants the allegation.

Todd Shapiro, the attorney for 17-year-old Darius McClinton-Hunter, told reporters that a recording was made Wednesday of a conversation between the girl and a teenage friend of the Hunter family. On the call, she backs away from the story that led police in the Dallas suburb of Prosper to arrest McClinton-Hunter on Monday, the attorney said.

“The alleged victim has done a complete 180 turn,” Shapiro said.

In a statement, Prosper police spokesman Celso Martinez said the department’s investigation of the case will continue but no details will be released. A message was left seeking comment from the Collin County district attorney’s office.

Torii Hunter has been away from the Angels since his son’s arrest. He and his son attended a Thursday news conference but didn’t speak.

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