Jets GM's apology over involvement in sexual abuse allegations gets mixed reactions
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Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff likely has more work to do if he and his team hope to convince some fans and skeptical observers that he was unaware of the extent of the sexual assault allegations against a coach during his time in Chicago.
Cheveldayoff and Jets chairman Mark Chipman gave a news conference on Tuesday, in which both said they were sorry about what happened to young Blackhawks prospect Kyle Beach in 2010 and pledged to make changes to prevent future abuse.
Beach's lawyer, Susan Loggans, told CBC News she doesn't believe Cheveldayoff's explanation of what he knew at the time.
"Everybody knew that Kyle Beach had been sexually molested and that he had been threatened in his career," said Loggans, who is representing Beach in a lawsuit against the Chicago team.
On Tuesday, Cheveldayoff and Jets chairman Mark Chipman held a news conference, their first public statements after the National Hockey League decided not to discipline Cheveldayoff for his role in the handling of allegations against Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich.
At the time, Cheveldayoff was the team's assistant general manager.
On Tuesday, Cheveldayoff said at the time of a meeting with Chicago's senior management, he believed the allegations related to "harassment allegations" involving inappropriate text messages and unwanted advances.
A report commissioned by the team earlier this year revealed allegations that Aldrich sexually assaulted Beach and threatened him.
After the May 23, 2010, meeting, Aldrich remained with the team for three weeks, including when they won the Stanley Cup, before he was let go, at which point Cheveldayoff believed the matter had been dealt with.
"Having had the opportunity to reflect after reading the report, and after seeing Kyle's moving interview, I am sorry that I cannot change what took place or how the process was handled back then, but I can learn from this and make sure that this never happens again," Cheveldayoff said.
Even if Cheveldayoff only thought the allegations involved harassment, Loggans said he should have followed up.
"He failed to even refer to the fact that they have a policy that required investigation, and he is a manager, no matter what level he wants to say he was at, never followed through to make sure that happened, which it didn't," she said.
Cheveldayoff said he has been talking to retired professional hockey player and sexual abuse survivor Sheldon Kennedy about how to handle incidents of abuse.
"Knowing what I know today, I wish I could have been an empowered bystander as Sheldon Kennedy has encouraged us all to be," Cheveldayoff said.
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