If you perhaps didn’t know, the Chicago Blackhawks have been under investigation for quite some time now.
They’re wrongdoings associated with how they handled sexual assault allegations from a player in the organization at the time, and the lack of action once the allegations were made known to them, were two of the biggest details within this case.
However, now we’re not stuck in the unknown whether the Blachhawks did their job or not. We now know the results of the investigation and how little the team did — if anything at all — to properly handle the situation and bring an end to this very serious ordeal.
In a recent court filing, obtained by the Chicago Sun Times, John Doe says he suffered anxiety, depression, severe sleep and anger problems, sexual dysfunction and marital problems resulting in divorce as a result of the assault.
One member of the Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup-winning team told ESPN in June that he felt the NHL was “trying to sweep the situation under the rug.”
John Doe said he did it because his playing time was threatened if he didn’t.
The team ended up being fined $2M due to the findings, as well as being subject to a handful of organizational role shifts, including the resignation of general manager Stan Bowman.
The details of the investigation are pretty disturbing as well, so read at your own risk.
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