Sandoval's alleged victim a 21-year-old Santa Cruz County woman

SAN FRANCISCO (APCSN) -- The Santa Cruz County sheriff's office said Monday it hopes to complete the bulk of an investigation into sexual assault allegations involving San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval by the end of this week, then determine whether to seek charges.Deputy Sheriff April Skalland said detectives are interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence this week, though analysis of some forensic evidence could take longer than a week. Skalland said the accuser is a 21-year-old woman who lives in Santa Cruz County.The woman filed a sexual assault complaint around 4:25 a.m. Pacific Friday, Skalland said. A statement from the sheriff's office Monday said the woman met a small group of people in downtown Santa Cruz on Thursday night and then went to Seascape Beach Resort in nearby Aptos, where the alleged incident happened. Sandoval was contacted at the resort by detectives and cooperated in the investigation, authorities said."Pablo and his attorney remain cooperative," Skalland said in a phone interview Monday. "Detectives are still interviewing people and the investigation is ongoing. They are collecting evidence and most of the investigation should be wrapped up this week."The 25-year-old Sandoval and lawyer Eric Geffon met with authorities Friday. Geffon called the sexual encounter "consensual."
The Santa Cruz Sentinel spoke with Isaac Cook, the manager of Santa Cruz bar Motiv, who said that Sandoval was at the bar for over two hours Thursday night. Cook told The Sentinel that Sandoval was joined by two men, who he believed to be Sandoval's brother and agent, and they all left around 1:15 a.m.. Cook did not see a woman leave with Sandoval.

"Women and men were coming up to him all night, taking pictures and talking to him," Cook told The Sentinel. "He was very lucid and friendly. We didn't have any problems."
The Associated Press contributed to this report