Former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Kwame Harris, was charged with felony abuse Monday for assaulting his ex-boyfriend .
Harris, 30, and the alleged victim Dimitri Geier, 36, were having dinner before Harris was to drive Geier to San Francisco International Airport. During dinner, Geier poured soy sauce on a plate of rice, angering Harris. When the two went to get Geier's belongings from Harris' car, Harris accused Geier of stealing his underwear and tried pulling his pants down.
When Geier tried to get away, Harris allegedly shook him and punched him in the face. Doctors at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose determined that Geier had sustained complex compound facial fractures that required surgery and the insertion of a metal plate. Harris claims that Geier assaulted him first and what he did after was an act of defense.
"This really is a pure self-defense case. He was attacked," Harris attorney Alin Cintean said.
"Mr. Geier first assaulted my client, and my client had a reasonable response to being assaulted," he said. "Unfortunately, Mr. Geier is the one who ended up with an injury."
Prosecutors are pursuing the domestic violence charge because the two men used to live together and had an on-again, off-again romantic relationship
Harris has since pleaded not guilty and posted $75,000 bail after his arrest.
Harris was a first-round pick of the 49ers in 2003. He played in 86 NFL games before retiring after the 2008 season.
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