Another high-profile rape accusation falls apart
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Chicago Blackhawks ice hockey star Patrick Kane will not face criminal charges over a rape accusation made against him earlier this year.
Prosecutors in the case cited "significant material inconsistencies" between what the accuser said and what other witnesses said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The totality of the credible evidence — the proof — does not sufficiently substantiate the complainant's allegation that she was raped by Patrick Kane and this so-called 'case' is rife with reasonable doubt," District Attorney Frank Sedita III said in a statement on Thursday.