Sexual Assault Accusation Against Chicago Blackhawks Star Collapsing
From the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-patrick-kane-sedita-evidence-20150924-story.html
The sexual assault case against Patrick Kane appeared to be weakening Thursday night as the attorney for the woman who accused the Blackhawks star of sexual assault abruptly quit the case, and sources say a key witness appears to be reluctant to testify.
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.
Kane attorney Paul Cambria announced Wednesday that a DNA analysis in the case found that samples taken below the accuser's waist contain "a mixture" of male profiles. None of the DNA, he said, belonged to Kane.
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Lots more. Big story in Chicago right now.
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