In the lawsuit, the Skaldes allege that Donatelli sexually assaulted Erin Skalde twice during an outing during the November 2018 road trip. The Associated Press does not typically identify those alleging they were sexually assaulted, but Jarrod Skalde’s attorney, David Fish, said the family was fine with it because the matter had already been made public.
A spokesman said Thursday that SafeSport “does not comment on active matters to protect the integrity of the process.”Įx-Penguins minor league assistant coach Jarrod Skalde has filed a lawsuit accusing the franchise of whistleblower violations after he reported former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton head coach Clark Donatelli for repeatedly sexually assaulting his wife in 2018: Center for SafeSport had opened an investigation into Guerin’s handling of the situation with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The GM, Stan Bowman, resigned from that job and from his job as head of hockey operations for Chicago earlier this week amid the fallout from the Blackhawks scandal.Ī USA Hockey spokesman said no decision has been made on Bowman’s successor.Īmid the shockwaves of the investigation into the Blackhawks’ mishandling of sexual assault allegations 11 years ago, TSN reported last week that the U.S. Guerin is also the assistant GM for the U.S. They also allege that current Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin, who was GM for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and assistant GM for the Penguins at the time, asked Jarrod Skalde to keep the reason for Donatelli’s termination quiet and that the team punished Skalde for reporting the assault and later terminated his position under the guise of pandemic-related staff cuts. The team is the American Hockey League affiliate of the Penguins and is run by the NHL club. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleging former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton coach Clark Donatelli molested Erin Skalde during an outing on a road trip in 2018.
Jarrod and Erin Skalde sued the Penguins nearly a year ago in U.S. PITTSBURGH - A federal lawsuit filed by a former minor league assistant and his wife accuses the Pittsburgh Penguins of negligently retaining a coach who sexually assaulted and harassed her and then retaliating against him for reporting the incident.
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