24-year-old Eugeniya Vavrinyuk, a Russian model, has accused her boyfriend Semyon Varlamov, the NHL Colorado Avalanche goalie, of assault and kidnapping for a severe beating she says he committed at their downtown Denver apartment, The Denver Post reported.
Vavrinyuk told investigators that Varlamov "kicked her in the chest, knocking her down, and stomped on her chest as she lay on the ground in her apartment on Monday," according to an arrest affidavit. She also accused Varlamov of dragging her by her hair and telling her that he would have beaten her more if they had been in Russia.
Vavrinyuk said the athlete was drinking for more than 12 hours before returning to their apartment where he began the assault.
Vavrinyuk and Varlamov have been dating for a year.
"He was having fun, he was laughing. He has no concept of when to stop drinking, and when he drinks, he tuns into an animal," Varinyuk, said on Thursday to reporters, through interpreter Diana Senova.
"He said that he can spend $2 million in a day and tells her that she's nobody, that she hasn't achieved anything in her life, that all she is is pretty much a rag," she said.
"When [she] hears fans shouting his name, that he's such a great guy, [she] wants to make sure they know his real face. [She] wants to make sure he's punished for this."
The 25-year-old athlete posted a $5,000 bond on Thursday and was released from the Downtown Detention Center in Denver. Varlamov faces second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault charges. His agent denied the charges.
The judge also granted Varlamov permission to travel with his team while facing felony charges.
"My client has not had his day in court, and he will receive his day in court, and we will defend the matter in court," Jack Rotole, Varlamov's attorney said to reporters.
The standout NHL player has not had a prior arrest in the U.S. since joining the league in 2009, news reports said.
Vavrinyuk also revealed that Varlamov beat her at least four times before in other countries but police consistently ignored the charges, The Denver Post also reported.
She still hoped to have children with him, believing that she always had loved him.
"She found out he not only had a violence problem, but also a drinking problem," Vavrinyuk said, through her interpreter.
