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According to a lawsuit filed in May by a former Chicago Blackhawks player — Kyle Beach, who came forward this week as “John Doe” from the suit — former video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him and another player during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoff run.
In June, the Blackhawks commissioned an independent law firm, Jenner & Block, to conduct a thorough investigation. That investigation was led by Reid Schar, a former assistant U.S. attorney, and the results were handed over to the Blackhawks organization on Monday.
In the time since the release of the report, key personnel involved with the team in 2010 — whether still in Chicago or elsewhere — have resigned or otherwise been relieved of their duties. Here is where things stand now, as well as what could be coming next.
What are some of the main findings from the report released this week?
According to the report, on May 8 or 9 in 2010, John Doe — who Beach has since revealed to be himself — had a sexual encounter with Aldrich. Both men confirmed to investigators that an encounter happened; Beach said it was not consensual, while Aldrich said it was.
The report says that days later, then-senior director of hockey operations Al MacIsaac was told there might have been a sexual encounter between the coach and player, and separately that Aldrich might have sent an explicit text message to another player. On May 23, 2010, a group in Blackhawks leadership — including then-president John McDonough, MacIsaac, general manager Stan Bowman, executive VP Jay Blunk, assistant GM Kevin Cheveldayoff, head coach Joel Quenneville and mental skills coach James Gary — met to discuss what happened. There were varying accounts of what was said in that meeting. However, no action was taken against Aldrich directly after that meeting. He stayed with the Blackhawks through their Stanley Cup celebrations, and was even given a day to celebrate with the trophy.
The report also says Aldrich made a sexual advance to…
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Source : espn