Hope Solo pleads not guilty to assault charges

ByLaura Montenegro KABC logo

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

In this Oct. 20, 2013, file photo, United States goalkeeper Hope Solo pauses on the field during the second half of an international friendly women's soccer match.
Darren Abate, File-AP

KIRKLAND, Wash. (KABC) -- American soccer star Hope Solo pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of fourth-degree domestic violence after allegedly assaulting her sister and her 17-year-old nephew at a home near Seattle.

Police say Solo, 32, was intoxicated and upset when they arrested her at a home in Kirkland just before 1 a.m. Saturday.

She was released without bail Monday, and ordered to avoid contact with her sister and nephew. The judge also ordered Solo to refrain from consuming alcohol.

Todd Maybrown, Solo's lawyer, says his client was the victim in the altercation.

The 32-year-old won two Olympic gold medals as the goalkeeper for the U.S. women's national team, and is currently the goalkeeper for the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League.

The women's soccer league acknowledged the situation on Twitter.

The Seattle Reign FC tweeted that they were aware of the domestic violence situation involving Hope Solo.
https://twitter.com/SeattleReignFC

Solo played on World Cup teams in 2007 and 2011, and was also a semifinalist on "Dancing with the Stars".

The goalkeeper is no stranger to controversy.

In July 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency public warned Solo after she tested positive for the banned substance Canrenone in a urine test.

Solo's husband, ex-NFL player Jerramy Stevens, was arrested in November 2012 after allegedly assaulting Solo. He was never charged for the incident and the two married a day after the charges were dropped.

A pretrial hearing was set for August 11.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.