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Report: Patrick Kane the subject of a police investigation

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I am always in a conundrum with these things.

I have a basic respect for the concept of innocent till proven guilty - so I wanted to not judge Kane unfavorably - but in a case like this - to side with him - you are basically saying the complainant is guilty (of criminal level bullshit) without it being proven.

So what do you do then?

And then there is all the stuff about victim shaming - which sucks large - and the terrible fact that so many rapes go unreported - and the stuff that leads to that.

I want to factor all that into my opinion.

It's complex.
 
Report: Patrick Kane unlikely to face rape charges


"This case is going nowhere, one knowledgeable source told The Buffalo News when asked about the possibility of criminal charges.

I was toldthe case will be administratively dismissed without being presented to a grand jury," a second knowledgeable source added.



Knowledgeable sources and whatnot. ...........:up:
 
After a three-month investigation, Patrick Kane will not face criminal charges.

Thursday morning Erie County district attorney Frank A. Sedita, III announced the following, noting that the case is rife with reasonable doubt:

The Town of Hamburg Police Department and the Office of the Erie County District Attorney have conducted an exhaustive investigation over the course of the past three months regarding allegations made by a 21 year-old woman that 26 year-old Patrick Kane raped her on his bed. The investigative findings include the following:

- There are significant material inconsistencies between the complainants accounts and those of other witnesses.

- The DNA results lend no corroboration whatsoever to the complainants 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 complainants claim that she was raped on Kanes 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.

Additionally, the complainant, after consultation with her attorney, has decided that she does not wish to go forward with a criminal prosecution. She has recently signed what is commonly referred to as a Non-Prosecution Affidavit that states, in relevant part: That after fully discussing all the circumstances with my attorney, I have decided I do not wish to criminally prosecute the charges which stem out of this investigation. I do so of my own free will and without any promises or compensation.




So ya.
 
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