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UPDATE: Patrick Kane May Have Done Something Very Bad, Or Not
By Jim Adair
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Patrick Kane, the forever enemy of the Flyers who is frequently drunk, has found himself in some legal trouble. Probably. Maybe.
In Hamburg, NY, near his hometown of Buffalo, Kane is reportedly under investigation for … something. Two sources told the Buffalo News that Kane is under investigation. Hamburg Police Chief Gregory G. Wickett (the small town-iest police chief name ever) really let everyone know what was going on with a statement so convoluted it’s actually impressive:
“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.”
So there you have it. The police can neither confirm nor deny the fact that Patrick Kane or not Patrick Kane is being investigated or not investigated in connection to a crime or non-crime. Clear.
UPDATE: And yep, it involves a bar and a woman:
So Patrick Kane.
UPDATE 2: Buffalo reporter going with “rape allegations”:
UPDATE 3: From Buffalo News:
A local woman has accused Kane of a sexual assault, the sources said.
The law enforcement sources said that the woman went to a hospital and that tests using a rape kit were performed.
Kane, 26, has a home in Hamburg. He has not been charged with any crime.
The News also learned from a law enforcement official that at least one other local police agency has been asked to assist with the investigation, and the other police agency was told that the investigation involves an allegation against Kane. The agency was told that Roseanne Johnson, chief of the Erie County District Attorney’s Special Victims Bureau, is the prosecutor assigned to the case.
Uh oh.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.