Nearly three months after a local woman told police that Patrick Kane raped her in his Hamburg home, it appears no criminal charges will be filed against the Chicago Blackhawks hockey star, according to three sources closely familiar with the investigation.
Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III declined to discuss his plans for the case, but other sources said doubts have emerged about the woman’s allegations and make criminal prosecution highly unlikely.
The three sources also said they do not believe the case will be presented to a grand jury.
“This case is going nowhere,†one knowledgeable source told The Buffalo News when asked about the possibility of criminal charges.
“I was told … the case will be administratively dismissed†without being presented to a grand jury, a second knowledgeable source added.
Sedita – who is expected to win a seat as a state judge in an election Tuesday when he faces no opposition – declined to say whether he will present the case to a grand jury, or whether he intends to file criminal charges against Kane.
“I am waiting for the investigation to be completed to my satisfaction,†Sedita said, “and to confer with the assigned prosecutor, who is on her vacation six time zones away, before announcing anything further.â
Аrpon Basu @ArponBasu · 26m26 minutes ago
#Habs announce Carey Price has a lower body injury. Dustin Tokarski recalled from AHL.
Interesting development for the Habs.
Interesting development for the Habs.
He was getting overworked in my opinion.Curious how he got injured. Habs will have some troubles without Price-guess how bad it is depends a lot on how long he's out.
The Canadiens announced on Sunday morning that goaltender Carey Price will be out for a week with a lower-body injury and that Dustin Tokarski has been called up from the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps.
The Canadiens play the Winnipeg Jets Sunday night at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., SN1, SN360, RDS, TSN Radio 690). The game marks the start of a four-game homestand for the Canadiens with the Ottawa Senators visiting the Bell Centre Tuesday, followed by the New York Islanders on Thursday and the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Price will miss all four games.
Hopefully Anaheim starts to find their game, San Jose can't be a playoff team, shame that their division has been this weak so far.
Anyone know much about the Habs backup? It will be weird to face the Habs without Price.
For the Habs sake they better hope Price's injury isn't bad. Habs aren't a bad team but they will fall fast to the middle if Price isn't healthy.
Anyone watching the Stars/Leafs game?
I'm trying to figure out how the Leafs are ahead given the shot totals. Is Reimer standing on his head or are the shots not high percentage shots?
He's made some really great saves and been pretty lucky too.
Kadri needs to be beaten for his antics. This guy is an embarrassment to the NHL. He grabs the defender's stick, spins and falls to the ice immediately upon contact. The referees have called three penalties because of his theatrics but not one on him for embellishment.
Anyone watching the Stars/Leafs game?
I'm trying to figure out how the Leafs are ahead given the shot totals. Is Reimer standing on his head or are the shots not high percentage shots?