EA SPORTS released the above statement on August 12th, ten days after Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane allegedly raped a woman at his home in Hamburg, New York.
As news began to trickle out that there was an investigation into Kane's actions that night, social media exploded with people proclaiming Kane's innocence. The owner of SkyBar, where Kane and the woman reportedly met, even went so far as to say she was being very flirtatious with Kane. While he admitted that he wasn't sure it was the same whom woman he saw flirting was the one who allegedly was raped, statements that intentionally or unintentionally discredit accusers are devastatingly common.