Blackhawks Fire AHL Trainer After Alleged Sexual Harassment
By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks fired a longtime minor-league trainer in November after he was accused of sexual harassment.
The alleged harassment by Rockford IceHogs trainer D.J. Jones occurred in 2014, the Blackhawks said Sunday night in a statement. The allegations were reported to the team on Oct. 27, a day after it released a report by an outside law firm that found the organization mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010.
ESPN was the first to report on the accusations against Jones.
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