A bag of “evidence” left on the doorstep of the mother of Patrick Kane’s accuser was planted by the mother herself, the District Attorney said Friday.
Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita
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A bag that allegedly contained evidence from the rape investigation into NHL star Patrick Kane what was left outside the victim's mother's front door was falsified and planted by the mother, the District Attorney in Eerie County, New York said Friday.
On Wednesday, the alleged victim's attorney, Thomas Eoannou, held a news conference saying a brown bag containing evidence – including his client's rape kit – had been ripped open and left on her mother's doorstep.
Eoannou indicated that the chain of custody of the rape kit, which is essential to preserving admissibility of evidence in a trial, had been broken with the evidence in his client's case, and a "good samaritan" had delivered it to the mother's home. The attorney pointed out initials from the nurse and the alleged victim, used to indicate that the evidence was in fact the original collection from the alleged victim.
Thursday night, Eoannou removed himself as counsel for the alleged victim due to ethical concerns.
Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita said Friday that Eoannou's information wasn't true.
The evidence bag and brown bag presented by Eoannou on Wednesday was not the evidence taken from the alleged victim in August. The rape kit and other evidence remain in police custody and are fully intact, according to the DA.
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Sedita on Friday presented a point-by-point walk-through of who was in possession of the legitimate rape kit and evidence.
Video of the certifiable rape kit was shown being placed in a locker by an investigator:
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