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Richaun Holmes facing accusations of domestic violence

A report from the Sacramento Bee revealed the personal reasons behind Richaun Holmes missing the remainder of the season.
By | 30 Comments | Mar 23, 2022

Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports

Last Friday the Sacramento Kings announced that Richaun Holmes would miss the remainder of the season due to “personal reasons”. Neither Holmes nor the Kings elaborated further. Today, Robin Epley of the Sacramento Bee reported that Holmes’ absence is because he is currently facing accusations of domestic violence.

From Epley:

Allexis Holmes, who has been divorced from her husband since September 2019, has accused Richaun Holmes of domestic violence and of physically abusing their son. Allexis Holmes accused her former partner of “taking out his frustration” on their son and causing him to bleed from a blow to the head during a visitation on Feb. 6, according to court documents.

 

The Kings player has been ordered by a judge to stay away from his son until he and his wife appear before a Sacramento County judge later this month. Ann Moder, a lawyer for Richaun Holmes, told me that her client denies all the allegations and attributes them to an ex-wife attempting to undermine her client’s attempts to gain full custody of their son.

Holmes also tweeted about the allegations. The tweets were deleted, but the Bee captured their content and included them in an update to the article.

In a series of tweets posted after this column published, Holmes said “I never respond to allegations but when it’s comes to my son I gotta speak. You have to be goofy as hell to believe that about me…my heart BEATS for my son i live this very life to see him happy and could never raise a hand to harm him EVER. “My son adores me and i adore him…the relationship we share is the greatest bond i have ever experience…to hear my name tarnished at his expense is where i draw the line!” The tweets were deleted shortly after they posted.

This is an ugly situation no matter which way you look at it. A child is either a victim of abuse or is being used as a prop in a custody battle. Neither is acceptable.

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March 23, 2022 5:46 pm

Be well to all involved!

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March 23, 2022 6:15 pm

This sucks for everyone. Hopefully any guilty parties are held accountable.

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March 23, 2022 6:27 pm

I hope it’s not true. Really liked Richaun as a player. He hasn’t seemed the same since The Indy trade.

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March 23, 2022 7:13 pm
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These allegations would explain his recent play of late.

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March 24, 2022 11:06 am
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indeed.

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March 23, 2022 6:53 pm

As long as the Kings make the playoffs Kings fans do not care what the sins of the player might be.

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March 23, 2022 7:25 pm
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I care. Not that you were commenting about EVERY Kings fan, but wanted to chime in.

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March 23, 2022 8:19 pm

Second’d

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March 23, 2022 8:07 pm
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I’d rather the Kings lose 82 games per season for the rest of my life than make the playoffs thanks to knowingly employing a child abuser. I hope to all that is holy that these charges aren’t true. And if they are, I hope the perpetrator is immediately cut by the Kings and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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March 23, 2022 8:21 pm
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Please show your receipts on this otherwise it’s butt pulled b.s.

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March 24, 2022 12:19 pm
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Shit. I really hope that these allegations are false.

I had to step away from trhe Cleveland Browns.

Actively going after Watson and offering him a shitload of money so he can buy off the accusers – and in a way that he still gets his money if a suspension kicks in – is three bridges too far.

Going back and forth between choosing a NY team of just turning away from the NFL completely.

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March 24, 2022 5:33 pm
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I was going to ask you about the Watson/Browns signing. The whole thing just has an unpleasant aroma to it.

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March 24, 2022 11:07 pm
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Yeah, unpleasant aroma is putting it mildly.

I hope this blows up in their face and the Haslam’s will be forced to sell (I know that’s a pipe dream, but hey).

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March 25, 2022 8:55 am
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Well, if the entirety of your organizational strategy is based on the old Barkley (I think it was Barkley) soundbite of “winning is the great deodorizer”, then all I can say is good luck with that.

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March 24, 2022 3:52 pm
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That is not true !

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March 23, 2022 6:57 pm

Sigh. That’s all I got as far as the allegations. But Rob said it best in the preview thread: I feel badly for the little boy. He doesn’t deserve any of this.

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March 23, 2022 7:47 pm

Sad, just fucking sad.

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March 23, 2022 9:27 pm

Horrible any way you slice it.. horrible if she is lying and horrible if he did it. Divorce can be an ugly thing, my ex-wife and I never would’ve done something like that our kids always came first. We even put it in the divorce that if you spoke bad of the other parent in front of the kids you would lose all custody and all rights. I’m a little curious about the writer because she is convicted him, she said I won’t convict him before court, but also said she believes the ex.. I’m paraphrasing…

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March 24, 2022 2:55 am
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So, for starters I echo everyone else’s comments that I hope the allegations are not true and wish the best for all involved, and especially the son. To be fair, I’m a Kings fan like all of us, and I like Richaun. I’m hoping this is not true and it all works out. That said, I’m a family law attorney and as such read the article with a bit of a critical eye. Some things caught my attention. First, the way Domestic Violence Restraining Orders work is that someone files papers making the allegation and the Court considers it without Input from the other side. The Judge makes an Order granting or denying the request and sets it out for about 3 weeks for a hearing where both parties can be there. You can also include the child as a protected party in the proceeding. So the fact that the Mother was granted an initial DV Order is not surprising based on the allegations. The writer also mentioned a Los Angeles Judge denied a previous DV request by the mother, and that there was custody litigation going on in L.A. I do know from experience that some people use DV orders as a way to try to get a leg up on custody. Usually the person requesting the DV order also asks for sole custody pending the hearing. The article does not say if any temporary custody orders were granted or denied. I’m not saying the Mother did this. I’m just saying using DV filings as a way of litigating custody, happens. Also, if one side makes significantly more than the other, the Court can (and typically does) order the higher earner to pay at least a portion of the other’s fees. I would bet the Mother has received a fee award of some sort based on Holmes’ income. So the writer’s general claim that she doesn’t have the resources to litigate this may not be accurate.

on a more personal note, the author saying I choose to believe the Mother before all the facts come out bugs me. I know it was an ”opinion” piece, but still. Maybe I’m a little biased as a Kings fan, but what about hearing and considering the other side too before making a judgement.

Sorry for the length of the post.

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March 24, 2022 7:32 am
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Thanks for your legal insight. I’m sure there is a lot more to come on this case.

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March 24, 2022 8:45 am
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Thanks for this info. Very informative.

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March 24, 2022 12:36 pm
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First off, kudos to you on family law, man. Just the limited exposure I got from a couple of classes convinced me that I couldn’t deal with what seemed like a sea of personal acrimony. And thanks for the insight here.

Your thoughts on the author choosing to believe the mother made me think of something from my past. I did some internships on the DA side and found myself depressed by how often those working DV would write off cases as “he said, she said.” Part of me sympathized, as so much of the provided statements and evidence referred to actions witnessed by no one else; so much wasn’t easily verifiable, much less provable under a beyond a reasonable doubt standard. Still, I wondered if the burnout meant that vulnerable people weren’t getting the attention and protection they deserved.

As a fan, I really, really hope Holmes didn’t do this. I love watching him play, and it hurts to think he could have done these things. I also understand the need to stay clear-eyed; it’s really hard to know what it provable, much less true, in these situations, and due diligence and time give us the best chance to find out what can be known. Still, I have to say that I’m overall glad that there’s a growing public tendency to believe alleged victims in these situations. If nothing else, I hope it makes it more likely that the potential harm they are facing gets the attention it deserves.

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March 24, 2022 3:58 pm
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Writer showed her bias as an opinion writer and not surprising .

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March 25, 2022 2:15 pm
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Yeah, she probably believes Dwayne Wade’s ex-wife too.

BilboSwaggins
March 24, 2022 8:28 am

I have three thoughts on this terrible situation. I reserve the right to maintain my thoughts from all sides of this in a “shrodingers cat” type of situation until the truth comes out.

If Richaun did this, his ass needs to be nailed to the wall and made an example of.

If he didn’t do it and is simply caught up in a vengeful and ugly custody battle, man this guy is being tested by a higher power. This last year has been such a gauntlet of trials he has had to navigate, and I truly wish him the strength, wisdom, and courage to come through it all for the better.

Regardless of who is at fault, my prayers go out towards the child. Not simply because he is Richaun’s son, tons of children are forced to go through ugly custody battles all the time. No child should have to go through this.

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March 24, 2022 9:48 am
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Pretty much my thoughts as well. The child is the victim here. No matter the outcome, they now will have to figure out how to deal with this for the rest of their life, and need a lot of support to navigate it.

Richaun seems like a good dude and I love him as a player, but if these ultimately are true then there are things more important than basketball that need to be dealt with. Hopefully, things don’t escalate from here but I think it would be best by all to wait for the courts to deal with this further.

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March 24, 2022 11:22 am
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Also, if she is being vengeful and lying she should be nailed to the wall and made an example of…I’m tired of societies double standard when it comes to accusations vs false accusation in regards to punishment.

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March 24, 2022 11:26 am
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Agreed.

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March 24, 2022 11:26 am

He’ll get no judgement from me either way as, I don’t really believe I’m better than anyone else and it’s not my place to judge anyway. It’s sad for all involved and I hope anyone who needs help and support in the situation including Richaun even if he did it, gets every bit of help and support they need to heal and live a healthy, happy life. People don’t do things like that without being damaged themselves. None of us are judge and jury and none of us are innocent. In one way or another, we’ve all been guilty of something, even if it’s of just being an asshole. That’s one I’ve been guilty of multiple upon multiple of times.

SacTownKing916
March 24, 2022 11:41 am

Im not sure i believe the accusations against Holmes, as soon as the article came out its guilty to proven innocent it seems. Im sure the police would have asked the kid if one of the parents hit him or if one of parents told the kid to lie about being hit. So im witholding judgement until an arrest or charges are filed.

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