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Lynn G. -> RE: General NHL (11/3/2015 10:34:18 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed
Shocking [&o]
The woman who accused Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane of rape has told authorities that the high-profile investigation has caused tremendous stress for her and her family, and that she no longer wishes to participate.
According to a report in The Buffalo News, the alleged victim signed a document called an “affidavit declining prosecution,” which is now under consideration by District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III.
Sedita will ultimately make the call on whether the case goes forward or not, but sources told The News that he has decided not to present evidence of the allegations to a grand jury for possible indictment. And that, according to SI.com legal expert Michael McCann, almost certainly ends the potential criminal case against Kane.
So Kane is off, and gets to run his rope out some more, until the next time.
Unfortunately this is why so many rapists get away with it - because the system and our society make it so horrible for a woman to go through what it takes to prosecute that many simply choose not to or, like in this case, begin the process and then go through such horror that they back out.
Granted that in some cases false accusations are made and we will probably never know what the truth is in Kane's case, but the bottom line is that it is a crime that goes without punishment WAY too often.
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