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A former player for the Chicago Blackhawks alleged in a lawsuit that an assistant coach sexually assaulted him in 2010 and the team did nothing about it.
Reporting by Chicago public radio station WBEZ found through police records and legal filings that the ex-player is suing the team over its inaction against Bradley Aldrich, a video coach for the team at the time.
Original story here.
Blackhawks facing serious allegations
The suit says that on one occasion, Aldrich “turned on porn” in the team’s meeting room. It also alleges that Aldrich sent the player inappropriate texts and threatened to “physically, financially and emotionally” harm him if he didn’t agree to engage in sexual activity.