Erie County District Attorney, Frank A. Sedita announced this morning that he will not be bringing charges against Chicago Blackhawks star, Patrick Kane...Here are the key reason's Sedita pointed to, for why he won't be filing charges...
— There are significant material inconsistencies between the complainant’s accounts and those of other witnesses.
— The DNA results lend no corroboration whatsoever to the complainant’s claim of penetration, a required element of proof for a rape charge.
— The physical evidence and the forensic evidence, when viewed in tandem, tend to contradict the complainant’s claim that she was raped on Kane’s bed.
— Although Kane has exercised his constitutional right to remain silent (which prohibits questioning by law enforcement), he has made no known incriminating statements to any civilian, nor has he engaged in any conduct consistent with a consciousness of guilt.
Also, earlier this week, Kane's accuser signed a “Non-Prosecution Affidavit” signifying that she is no longer willing to continue with a criminal prosecution...
Through this whole investigation I have stood my ground that Kane's accuser was full of shit, at least on some level...When news broke that her rape kit showed no DNA from Kane below the waist, but jizz from two other men, I was 99% confident she was full of shit...When her mother tried to commit fraud with that whole bullshit evidence bag story, and Sedita debunked it all, I was 100% sure this chick was a liar...
For the record, while my view has been "pro-Kane," we at You Gab Sports did reach out to her and her father, offering an interview, to get their side out there...Clearly they turned us down....But the offer is still open.
Last night things got uglier for the accuser of Patrick Kane when THIS happened...
Then it was reported this morning in the Chicago Tribune, that the the accuser’s friend who was with her the night of the alleged rape no longer supports the alleged victim’s claims....
"Multiple sources told the Tribune that the female friend — a college classmate — no longer fully backs the accuser’s version of events and has expressed reluctance to testify. Without her corroboration, it would be harder for prosecutors to move the case forward, those sources said.
This comes one day after the woman’s lawyer called a news conference to allege an evidence bag that once contained the rape kit from the case had been anonymously left at the home of the accuser’s mother. Attorney Thomas Eoannou, however, announced late Thursday that he no longer believed the account provided by the mother and therefore was ethically obligated to withdraw from the case.
The developments over the past two days suggested that the case against Kane had significant weaknesses, including DNA evidence that Kane’s attorney said favors the player’s claims of innocence."
Then Erie County DA, Frank Sedita held a press conference to clarify the chain custody of the evidence in Erie County...As well, he clarified that a Rape Kit is contained in a box, not a brown bag...He also showed video proof of the handling of the Rape kit...He also explained what the brown bag contained and who was in possession of throughout time....Here he is breaking down the "facts"...
Here's a teaser...The accuser has looked dirty through this whole thing...Looks like she learned it from Mom!
A day after holding a press conference where he brought out the accuser's rape kit, evidence bag, Attorney Thomas J. Eoannou held a press conference tonight to say he will no longer represent Kane's accuser...Eoannou felt there were "misrepresentations" of how the evidence bag ended up at the mother's door...And he no longer has confidence in the story of how the bag was found... As I quoted in yesterday's POST, Police officials said,"All evidence related to this case that was given to Erie County Central Police Services by the Town of Hamburg Police Department is accounted for and remains in its original packaging in the possession of Erie County Central Police Services," John Glascott, Erie County Central Police Services commissioner said in a statement. "This includes the evidence in the rape kit and the packaging itself. This evidence has been analyzed and reports of that analysis sent to the appropriate agencies." Wednesday Kane's attorney, Paul Cambria, said both sides in the case have been told that none of Kane's DNA was found "from the waist down" on the woman.
Cambria said he would welcome an investigation of the bag incident.
"Only someone who is unhappy with the DNA results would have a motivation to claim that it's compromised," Cambria told The Associated Press. "We are obviously quite pleased with the DNA results."
Here are key things said by Eoannou tonight...
"I no longer have confidence in the mannor and means about which this bag was discovered."
"there were fabrications made. I don't know what's true and what's not true."
" I am not going forward as the lawyer in this case. "
Dan Herbeck tweeted that "Patrick Kane's attorney Paul Cambria tells Buffalo News latest developments in the case show the woman's entire claim vs Kane is fabrication."
In his press conference I am watching now, Cambria said, "The science was clear, the testing that was done exonerates my client."
Like I said yesterday...It came out early this week that the accuser's rape kit had DNA, and semen from two other people not named Kane in her genitals...Then Wednesday the mother mysteriously finds a rape kit evidence bag, and the accuser's side is screaming 'evidence tampering'...The accuser's social media did not show her in a good light...parts of her story were discredited by Kane's driver, an off duty police officer, as well the bartender...
While I approached this story very skeptical of the accuser, most of the media was anti-Kane...Most of what was written bashed him, and early leaks were against his side of the story...I have to give credit to Sports Mockery for being ahead of this story digging into it from the other side...
At this point, I feel very confident in the post I did awhile back saying that Kane was setup...
I was watching for updates on the Kane investigation...Yesterday I saw reports being leaked out about Kane's accuser's rape kit...While DNA from Kane was under her fingernails, and on her shoulder...(where it was alleged Kane had bit her)....There was no DNA from Kane in her genitals...BUT...There was DNA from two others in her genitals....Semen from two others, but not Kane found in her rape kit...
That news had all those who thought the alleged victim was trying to setup Kane for a big pay-day, buzzing...While I wasn't buzzing, I did have my feeling that things about her story didn't paint her in a good light...Then I saw that the attorney for the accuser was going to have a press conference today...So, I held off on posting anything, to see what was going to come out of this press conference...
Well, Holy breaking news batman!
Here is what the accuser's attorney had to say...
What! The victim's rape kit, evidence bag was ripped open, and stuffed in her mother's door...
I get the attorney being pissed that his unnamed client has been getting bashed, but all the things put out there made it pretty easy not to trust her story...Yes, we hear about "Rape Culture" and how victims are attacked...But the other side of "Rape Culture" is the innocent guy getting his life ruined because she was looking for a money grab, or just felt bad about herself after a night of drinking and taking ecstasy...(which her social media said she had done)...It was easy to look at what was out there, and not trust her...But then news like this breaks, and now there are some serious questions....
Questions for Kane and those around him...Questions for the DA...Questions for the police....
The Hamburg Police Department put said in a statement today about the bag after Eoannou’s announcement, “In regard to the information conveyed today by Mr. Thomas Eoannou, the Hamburg Police Department will cooperate with any authorized investigation regarding the handling of evidence and the procedure of such. That said, The Hamburg Police Department has documentation that unequivocally demonstrates that it’s handling of the evidence and the integrity of it’s chain of custody of evidence in this case is unassailable. As is policy with active investigations, there will be no further comment regarding this situation.”
The Erie County Commissioner of Central Police Services, John Glascott said,
“All evidence related to this case that was given to Erie County Central Police Services by the Town of Hamburg Police Department is accounted for and remains in its original packaging in the possession of Erie County Central Police Services, This includes the evidence in the rape kit and the packaging itself. This evidence has been analyzed and reports of that analysis sent to the appropriate agencies.”
So the shit is all accounted for, but some how the rape kit evidence bag ended up in the door of the alleged victim's mother's house....I honestly don't know what to think...Could all the fucking liars in the room please stand up!?! Some one is full of shit! Is it the police? Is it Kane? Is it the accuser? Her mother? Her lawyer? yeah, I went there...I'm not ruling anyone out...
It was leaked that she had DNA and semen from two other guys in her rape kit, but not from Kane...And boom suddenly we have evidence tampering...Who is doing the tampering?
Without a doubt there needs to be a major investigation of this entire case...All sides need to be thoroughly looked into...This is mess, and going to become a nightmare for the Chicago Blackhawks and the NHL...Besides whoever up there in Erie County who is turning the dirt...
Up to this point, there has not been any resolution to the Patrick Kane rape allegations...There has been much rumor and speculation, but no charges filed against Kane yet...But that hasn't stopped much of the media painting him as rapist...And the Chicago Blackhawks have remained pretty quiet about it all as well, but have made it clear they are ready to move forward with or without Kane no matter what the outcome...
Without seems to be a very big possibility, innocent or guilty....Chicago Sun Times reporter Mark Lazerus is reporting that "at least five teams have contacted the Blackhawks," since the investigation surrounding Kane has started...Clearly, there are teams not very concerned with the allegations...
There have been rumblings that the 'Hawks have been unhappy with Kane's partying...They were unhappy about the 2009 incident with a Buffalo Cabby...They were pissed about his Cinco de Mayo partying in Madison Wisconsin in 2012...And they weren't pleased during this year's Stanley Cup celebration when Kane announced he was going to "act the fool"...
Funny how they love his on ice performance, a key part of 3 Stanley Cup teams...A Conn Smythe performance in the 2012-13 Stanley Cup run...An elite NHL winger...They love his on ice performance so much that he walks into the 2015-16 season with a 8 year, $84 million dollar contract...
What is that old saying? "You gotta take the good with the bad!"
26 year old Hockey superstar likes to party...Not a huge shocker...And it hasn't screwed up his game...Yes, there is this Sexual Assault cloud over his head now...But there are no charges...And based off of what SPORTS MOCKERY is reporting, I don't expect there to be any charges...
I don't blame any team for talking to Chicago about a deal for Kane...They're frustrated by his off-ice shit...And they still need to clear some cap space...I'd snatch him up in a heartbeat...Does he show some bad judgement? Sure...Does he get paid to put points up? Yes...Does he put up points? Yes...Is he paid to not drink, and not pick up ladies? No...And there is hope he can learn from this recent headache....
I won't blame Chicago if they move Kane...They could land a good haul, and free up some salary cap space...And they can feel good about standing on some type of moral ground by running a 26 year old, booze swilling, horn-dog out of town, claiming to not want the distractions...
I have been tracking the Patrick Kane Rape allegations for some TIME, and I even went as far as to say, he was SET UP...I felt even more confident in that when the guy who was his driver on the night in question, a police officer, came out and said much of what the accuser said was bullshit...
Now, from information coming out from The Buffalo News, the Hamburg Police Department, and the Erie County District Attorney's Office, Kane won't be charged with Rape or Sexual Assault..."at this time"...The reason? A lack of evidence...
Remember, in this country, the law says Innocent until proven Guilty...
It was reported yesterday that Kane had met with investigators...And later it came out from WGRZ, that no settlement agreements have been discussed...I'm glad to see that...I hate when people claim to be innocent while they pay accusers off...
A source via Sports Mockery that has been spot-on throughout this whole thing with details about the accuser, gave this bit of information...
"Kane will be cleared because of lack of evidence indicating a rape occurred. The alleged victim has been informed and is hysterical crying. Investigators called the alleged victims lawyers last night , said not enough evidence to charge Kane “at this time” they will continue to investigate to see if any other leads or witnesses come forward."
Someone within the Buffalo Police Department also said,
"I was told that court security personnel and officers who are not currently on vacation were told they should remain the the area and available. Presumably for an upcoming press conference, however that could take a while."
Kane's lawyer, Paul Cambria has not commented...But they could be because he will prefer to do some grandstanding at a press conference, as those lawyers love to do...
Now, are all those people that automatically assumed Kane was guilty, and trashed him going to come out with apologies...Post articles with huge letters that say, 'We're Sorry We Called Patrick Kane a Rapist'....I fucking doubt it!
...And no, I'm not talking about a great pass from Duncan Keith or Jonathan Toews...
Since this story has broken, Patrick Kane has had to live with the scar of being called a rapist...Every day something else comes out in the media, and next to Kane's name, it says Rape...Or Rape allegations...The Internet loves to harp on this country's "Rape Culture"...And yes, women are often treated horrible when they come forward with an accusation of rape...But the Huffington Post and the rest of the Internet never wants to talk about the other side of "Rape Culture"...
The side where a woman accuses a man of a rape, that wasn't really a rape...Just as a rape victim can't wash away what happened...Neither can the accused...Even if the accused is innocent...Or like Kane, a high-profile person, who has not been charged with a crime...But his name still sits next to the words rape allegations, or rapist...
Four days ago I posted THIS...A number of things didn't make the accuser look good...The site Sports Mockery hasn't stopped digging into this...While most of the Chicago media, and well, most of the media already have Kane guilty, and looking into how the Blackhawks can get out of Kane's new $84 million deal, Sports Mockery hasn't caved in yet...And I don't blame them...
As mentioned in the previous post, the alleged victim deleted her social media account...Or at least went Black Ops with them...(made private, changed her profile name)...There is something people really need to learn...just because you change your account, or delete it, or delete tweets...They already went out there...It's all floating around in the ether of the Internet...
Well, Ms. former University of Buffalo Cheerleader's tweets have been caught...Tweets she tweeted in between 11:00 PM and 3:00 AM, the night she was allegedly raped...Her last tweets before her social media accounts went bye, bye...
What's the next line from that song Cheerleader?
"I need that money like the ring I never won, I won." So there's her final words on twitter...Smells fishy to me...Lake Erie fishy! Then it's shutdown and she goes to the police...I wonder how many pics there are on her old Instagram account, rubbing up on Kane, having drinks with him...Doing "molly" with her friends before they got to Skybar... I'm not saying Kane didn't bite her shoulders...I'm not saying Kane didn't get rough...I'm not saying didn't fuck her...I'm saying there was sex...And now she's trying to fuck him...$84 million contract... Oh, and she has gotten her father's attorney on board...The attorney he used in 2012 when suing parties over “fraud related to a private finance transaction.”...The transaction amounts vary between $300,000 and over $1,000,000... Does any of that really matter in this case...Maybe...Maybe not...But something stinks about this unknown woman....She has had her name protected, while Kane's has been smeared with an accusation that he will never be able to shake...Even though he has not been charged...
Some people are upset that The Buffalo News ran with some quotes from the owner of Skybar...The place were the alleged events involving Patrick Kane and a 20-something former University of Buffalo cheerleader, began...Here is what The Buffalo News published...
SkyBar’s owner, Mark Croce, told The Buffalo News on Saturday night that he has no way of knowing what happened between the woman and Kane at Kane’s home. He said he only knows Kane casually and has never been to his home.
But Croce told The News that he and several of his employees noticed a young woman “hanging all over” Kane at SkyBar for at least two hours that night, putting her hands on his arms and “being very forward, very flirtatious with him.” He said he does not know the woman and does not know her name.
“It was almost like she stationed herself near him and was keeping other women away from him,” Croce said. “I noticed it and kind of laughed about it.”
A bar manager that night also noticed the woman’s behavior with Kane, Croce said.
Croce said the woman and a female friend “followed” Kane as he left the nightclub with a couple of male friends around 3 a.m. last Sunday.
Well, it's clear the bar owner is painting Kane's accuser in a certain light...And then there are rumors that are being reported...Strictly rumors here shared with SPORTS MOCKERY...Supposedly Kane's accuser and friends took "MOLLY" before hitting Skybar, and meeting Kane...Most think Kane and his accuser had no prior relationship...
It is also reported that the accuser deleted her Twitter and Instagram accounts, before going to the police...Which would suggest to this cynical bastard that she had things on there that wouldn't look good for a girl crying rape...What also doesn't look good is this text that Sports Mokery got a hold of, that is said to be from some one with first-hand knowledge of the night's events...
Yes, everything here is putting the alleged victim in a bad light...So some one will get angry that I am not sticking up for a rape victim...Some one will share a link of this post and tag it with #RapeCulture...Rape is horrible, and I am all for killing rapists...But it has to be proven, not just an accusation...The other side of #RapeCulture is woman lying and ruining an innocent man's life...
There is at least one reason, if not more, for why the police have not charged Kane with anything yet...I'm not saying he's innocent...And I'm not saying guilty...Nor am I saying the accuser is a liar...I'm just putting out there, what little we know, or is rumored so far.
No, I didn't see anything that good this weekend...Not even close...Instead I saw the nightmare of old people...Like 75 years old and up...We were visiting my in-laws, and while walking the dog, I went past a first floor window of the assisted living place they're at...Window open, blinds up...Old Man River was going down on Old Mother Hubbard...
Hey, God love them...I'm glad they're still getting it on...But as much as I love my wife, I'm not sure I'd be heading down south on that thing in another 30-40 years...I did come to find out that the Old Man River is actually blind...Extra props for him! Even if he doesn't know he was dealing with a slump-buster!
I'm not sure if there is any good way to segue out of that incident and into something else...Probably not since I was heading in the direction of Patrick Kane...
-Thursday I WROTE about the ongoing investigation involving Blackhawks star winger, Patrick Kane, and an alleged Sexual Assault/Rape...Reports are now coming out that the accuser has bite marks on her shoulders and a scratch on one thigh...She said they met at bar...Kane invited her and her friend back to his lakefront home...At some point she went into a different room...Kane followed her, overpowered her and raped her...Afterwards the two ladies left...The alleged victim called a relative, and then went to the hospital and was examined...
No charges have been filed yet...Police say "the investigation is ongoing"...
Saturday Kane was scheduled/expected to make public appearances in the Buffalo area, as part of his day with The Stanley Cup...Instead Kane spent the day privately with his family....So far, everything that has come out, doesn't sound good for Kane...More to come I'm sure...
-In the NFL, talk of getting a team in Los Angeles has been hot and heavy...And it's picking up even more, as Tuesday there is a special owners meeting setup in Chicago to discuss it more...San Diego, Oakland, and St. Louis are looking to move because they are unhappy with their present stadium deals, and/or stadiums...The NFL has said it will only support one new stadium in Los Angeles, capable of housing two relocated teams...
It's looking like the Chargers will most likely apply for relocation...The feeling is they have run out of time to get a stadium deal done in San Diego...To be able to get it on the January ballot, they have to have the deal figured out by early September...
If the Chargers apply to relocate, the Raiders will most likely follow, since the two franchises are partnered in a new stadium plan for the Los Angeles suburb of Carson...
Rams owner Stan Kroenke is working on a deal for his own stadium in Inglewood, California...Missouri politicians have a stadium plan in St. Louis that is a $998 million project to be supported by public funds.... Always the public funds...People like me couldn't have been happy when last week, a judge ruled city taxpayer funds could be used for this project without requiring a public vote...Again and again, the taxpayers get held hostage by a franchise...The politicians always cave and give the owners a state-of-the-art facility, totally funded by the taxpayers...The owners get the gate, the concessions, the merch, the parking, they get money for the naming of the stadium...The Browns stadium, the owner sold the naming rights for each entrance, besides selling the stadium naming rights... Sports franchises, and their stadium deals are one of this country's biggest scams...Right up there with fucking insurance! A number of NFL owners have predicted one or two teams will move to LA for the 2016 season...The fact that this meeting is going down Tuesday, makes me feel more confident that they are pushing this hard...
-Late Friday night I POSTED about dolts in the media going after Matt Williams...I closed by saying, "Don't count out Matt Williams and the Nationals yet." Well, a couple days later, I'm totally standing by that...I expect the Mets to stumble somewhere down the stretch here...Oh, and Stephen Strasburg came off the DL Saturday night and struckout 12 Rockies hitters, and only gave up one run, over 7 innings...They're getting healthy...They're gonna be solid...
-College and High School Football season is right around the corner...With those comes marching bands, and great drum-lines...I came across this video and had to share it...Some bad-ass drummer girls...
Yes, with Patrick Kane being investigated for "sexual assualt" or Rape, I managed to throw in a dig at the NFL for all their CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR...
Chicago Blackhawks star winger, Patrick Kane is being investigated for a possible sexual assualt...Although Hamburg, New York police chief, Gregory G. Wickett tried to dance around the question, telling The Buffalo News, "We can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of a criminal investigation until such a time as a person is charged with a crime," The possible incident is reported to have occurred last weekend...Neighbors of Kane have told the Chicago Tribune that police arrived at his lakefront home Sunday night...Several officers were seen entering the home with flashlights...At least one plainclothes officer was taking pictures outside... NHL group VP of Communications, Frank Brown said, "We are aware of the police investigation and are following developments," The Chicago Blackhawks said in a statement, "We are aware of the matter and are in the process of gathering information. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this time." This isn't the first time Kane has been in trouble with the law...In 2009 he and a cousin plead guilty to disorderly conduct, after an incident where a Buffalo taxi driver was roughed up over $10... No charges have been filed yet...It is just at the investigation level... The 4-time All-Star, and 3-time Stanley Cup winner, signed a $84 million contract extension last Summer, that kicks in this coming season.
