Davin Strader Says He Regrets 'Hurting' Jenn Tran 'in Any Way,' Calls Assault Allegations 'Simply Not True'

Mar. 15, 2025

Devin Strader (left) and Jenn Tran (right).Photo:ABC;Getty

ABC;Getty

Devin Straderis speaking out after his previous arrests made headlines.

The season 21Bachelorettewinner addressed reports that he had been arrested on accusations of breaking into an ex-girlfriend’s house and violating a temporary restraining order against him. In a lengthy statement on his Instagram Story, he claimed the allegations were not true and expressed regret about how he handled his breakup with formerBacheloretteJenn Tran.

Devin Strader (left) and Jenn Tran (right).DISNEY/John Fleenor

DISNEY/John Fleenor

“Most recently, there have been challenges from a low point in my past that have been brought up and severely misconstrued," he claimed. “The accusations are simply not true as I have never inappropriately laid hands on another individual or treated my ex-girlfriend in any of the ways I have been depicted.”

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He concluded the explanation thanking his support system after asking for forgiveness from his fans.

Devin Strader’s Instagram Story on Sept. 19, 2024.Devin Strader/Instagram

Devin Strader/Instagram

On Monday, Sept. 16, PEOPLE obtained a petition for protection from abuse from March 22, 2017, a woman named Strader as a defendant in her filing. She claimed that on March 19, 2017, shortly after the two “broke up,” she returned home from being out of town “to find her room burglarized” and an item missing. (Reality Stevewas first to report the news.)

Explaining that Strader, who got engaged to the recentBacheloretteJenn andlater broke it off, never had a key or “unaccompanied access” to her apartment when they were together or after, the woman told police he lived only two doors down from her. The affidavit noted that the woman’s room was the only part of the house “that appeared to have been rifled through” and a jewelry box had been allegedly ransacked.

Devin Strader.Devin Strader/Instagram

The woman then filed a temporary restraining order against Strader, but alleged in a police report that after he violated it “numerous times,” he started a fire in the street near her home and burned “what appeared to be the actual restraining order.”

A proof of conditions document shows that Strader was later charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass, ordered to pay $500, complete 30 hours of community service and attend the “Court’s Effective Decision-Making School.”

According to a source close toThe Bachelorfranchise, the show takes “the safety” of the contestants “very seriously” and they “make every effort to conduct thorough diligence.” The source also told PEOPLE that the protective order against Strader “did not surface” in any background searches despite their “exhaustive vetting process.”

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source: people.com