Another high-profile rape accusation falls apart

By Ashe Schow, Ashe Schow

Published December 20, 2015

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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.

"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.