Blackhawks Announce Settlement With Kyle Beach Over Sexual Abuse Claims

Chicago IL

16 December, 2021

3:43 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — In a joint statement, Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz and Chief Executive Officer Danny Wirtz, and Beach's attorney, Susan Loggans, said the following: Beach revealed in late October that he was the "John Doe" who claimed Aldrich had sexually abused him during the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup-winning 2010 season. This came two days after Blackhawks president of hockey operations and general manager Stan Bowman announced he had "stepped aside," after an independent investigation determined he and other team executives failed to promptly investigate Beach's claims. Read more at CBS Chicago