VIDEO: Varlamov's girlfriend speaks to the media about alleged abuse

The girlfriend of Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov, Evgeniya Vavrinyuk, spoke to media members about the alleged incidents leading to his arrest. She claims the abuse went on in Russia and local authorities and witnesses did not take any action against him.

During the 20-minute interview, Vavrinyuk recalled an incident in July when Varlamov allegedly tried to drown her while under the influence of alcohol. She said the incident on Monday night was the fifth time Varlamov physically abused her.

The interview also explained why she decided to come out with the allegations now, rather than sooner. Her translator said she had gone to authorities but since the abuse happened in different countries, there wasn't anything they could do for her.

Although Vavrinyuk tried to take her allegations public, she said no one has taken her claims seriously until now. While she is confident the courts will do their work, she said she wants everyone to know who he is and what he's capable of. Her translator said: "When fans are chanting his name... she wants to make sure they know his real face."

A reporter asked why she didn't leave Varlamov after any of the five abusive incidents and she said that she truly loved him. Varlamov allegedly threw all her clothes out of their apartment, which Vavrinyuk said was the last straw.

"When she left the apartment she wrote him a text message, that she is intending on going to the police to report this incident... he thought he would never be punished for it and he pretty much wrote her in a text 'good luck to you'" Vavrinyuk's translator said of the night of the incident. 

Varlamov and Vavrinyuk were a couple for only a year when the five counts of abuse occured, and knew each other for four years. In one chilling account from the video, she said Varlamov would laugh while he was beating her.

Varlamov may be able to travel with the Avalanche to carry out his duties as a goaltender, but Vavrinyuk mentions she and her mother received death threats from people in Russia and she is afraid to go back

Vavrinyuk also made it clear that she was not coming out with the abuse for fame or financial gain, saying she knew the United States would protect her under their laws unlike the countries she went to for support who did nothing.

The full video releases many more details that are translated to English including details of Varlamov's alleged drinking problem.