Semyon Varlamov accused of assaulting his girlfriend

The nine-page lawsuit, first reported by TMZ and obtained in full by NBC Sports, details at least four separate instances of alleged domestic abuse and subsequent promises from Varlamov that the attacks would stop. Vavrinyuk is seeking monetary and punitive damages, citing a reduction in her past and current income, injury to her reputation, medical costs and both emotional and bodily injury as a result of Varlamov’s actions.

In one particularly graphic description of an alleged crime, the lawsuit claims that during a June 2013 vacation, “[Varlamov’s] repeated attacks caused Vavrinyuk to bleed all over the hotel room floor and furnishings.” It also claims that “Varlamov pleaded with Vavrinyuk to help him clean” and that she did so, “but not before photographing some of the bloody mess.”

Varlamov will officially enter a plea at his next scheduled court hearing on Jan. 22.

The goaltender is facing charges from his girlfriend, Evgeniya Vavrinyuk, who has alleged that Varlamov beat her after drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. She has since said that this wasn’t an isolated incident and that several other occasions of abuse have occurred. Varlamov is not permitted to be near Vavrinyuk per the terms of a restraining order, which the judge upheld on Monday.

If Russian national team general manager Alexei Kasatonov was leading the defense, Varlamov’s play would be used as evidence to Varlamov’s innocence, via R-Sport:

While R-Sport has transcribed the statement into English, the translation dynamic is always a fun component to these types of reports.

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov has been formally charged with assault. Third-degree assault is a misdemeanor in the state of Colorado, not a felony. It’s the only assault charge under Colorado law that is not a felony.

Varlamov, who has been with his team since being released after his arrest, will appear in Denver County court on Monday, Dec. 2 at 8:30 p.m. MT, according to a release by the Denver District Attorney’s office.

Translated by Yahoo! contributor Dmitry Chesnokov and posted to Twitter, the quote details that Varalmov’s only mistake was getting together with the woman, via Chesnokov:

This isn’t the first instance of “cultural differences” being referenced in this situation, as Varlamov allegedly told Vavrinyuk that he would have beaten her more severely had they been in Russia. According to Vavrinyuk, Varlamov has assaulted her on four or five different occasions with the most extreme incident resulting in her losing consciousness.

Despite charges of assault and kidnapping, which resulted in Varlamov spending a night in jail and standing before a judge on Thursday morning, the Avalanche have decided to attempt a return to normalcy by allowing their No. 1 goaltender to return to work. Of course, Varlamov is innocent until proven guilty and has the right to live his life.

According to Dater, Roy compared the decision to when he was traded to the Avalanche in 1995 and started in a game the following night, once again citing his mantra of “why wait?” Varlamov’s situation, however, is far more significant and exceptionally more serious.

Varlamov was charged with assault and kidnapping on Thursday in relation to a domestic situation involving his girlfriend on Tuesday. The goaltender turned himself into local authorities on Wednesday and posted $5,000 bail after standing before a judge on Thursday. He is permitted to travel as per the terms of his release and a restraining order has been put into place.

Head coach Patrick Roy pleaded ignorance during his post-practice media availability on Thursday and abstained from comment with the exception of expressing a willingness to heed the wishes of local authorities. Given Varlamov’s ability to travel, the organization decided not to recall a goaltender from the American Hockey League.

Varlamov posted bond at noon local time, is allowed to travel and had a restraining order imposed against him.

According to his girlfriend, he had been drinking heavily on Monday before storming into the apartment, grabbing her and stomping on her. She alleges that he has assaulted her on multiple occasions, with this instance being minor in comparison. Her attorney, Robert Abrams, asserts that there have been five attacks, one of which left the woman unconscious. This most recent attack resulted in her visiting a hospital for exams and X-rays.

Castro spoke exclusively with defense attorney Robert Abrams, who is representing Varlamov’s girlfriend. Abrams explained that the woman is accusing Varlamov of throwing her against a wall and stomping on her in his Denver apartment on Tuesday morning. She alleges that Varlamov spent Monday afternoon drinking heavily prior to committing the assault. The woman was hospitalized in relation to the injuries she sustained in the alleged attack.

Abrams stated that this was not an isolated incident, but that it was a breaking point.

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov is in a Denver jail on Wednesday night after he turned himself into police to face domestic violence charges, including second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault, the Denver Post reports.

The kidnapping charge is a Class 4 felony in Colorado -- and could carry a 2-6 year prison sentence if convicted according to Ryan Parker of the Post -- while the assault charge is a misdemeanor. The Post notes a Class 4 felony is defined as “taking someone and moving them to another place without their consent.”

According to Ryan Parker of the Denver Post, Varlamov was arrested on second degree kidnapping and third degree assault of a person he knows. These incidents were alleged to have happened on Tuesday.

The Avalanche issued a brief statement shortly after the report surfaced.