NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after his sexual assault allegations were largely ignored by the Blackhawks.
CHICAGO — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the former first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach in 2010 and his allegations were largely ignored by theSusan Loggans, an attorney representing Beach in a lawsuit against the team, said Bettman expressed his"sincere regret'' over what Beach had experienced.
Beach, 31, also is slated to meet with Donald Fehr, the leader of the NHL players' association, on Saturday in a separate video conference call.The AP does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly. Beach spoke with TSN on Wednesday and posted a statement on Twitter on Thursday expressing gratitude for the support he had received in the past few days.
According to a report by an outside law firm, commissioned by the team in response to lawsuits by Beach and a former high school student whom Aldrich was convicted of assaulting in Michigan, senior leaders with the Blackhawks discussed Beach's accusations at a meeting on May 23, 2010, right after Chicago advanced to the Stanley Cup. Aldrich told investigators the encounter was consensual.
During those three weeks, Aldrich continued to work for and travel with the team. Former federal prosecutor Reid Schar, who led the investigation, said Aldrich also"made an unwanted sexual advance'' toward a 22-year-old Blackhawks intern.
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