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The Chicago Blackhawks fired head athletic fitness instructor D.J. Jones from their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, in November following an examination into accusations of unwanted sexual advances from 2014.
Emily Kaplan and Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported a member of the IceHogs ice team stepped forward with the claims in October when the company was under the spotlight for its previous mishandling of sexual attack claims following the release of a report from the law office Jenner & Block.
The Blackhawks launched a declaration on Jones’ shooting:
” Under our brand-new management, we have actually made it clear that absolutely nothing is more crucial than the security and wellness of our gamers and workers, and there is a zero-tolerance policy for any infraction of our requirements of conduct in our company. We have actually done a great deal of work to guarantee an environment where staff members are motivated to feel safe stepping forward, even if it has to do with misbehavior that took place in the past.
” Recently, when claims of unwanted sexual advances in 2014 by D.J. Jones, the head athletic fitness instructor for the Rockford IceHogs, were reported to the Blackhawks on October 27, 2021, we abided by our brand-new procedures and treatments, suspended Mr. Jones, performed an in depth examination over 5 days and, following the definitive outcomes, ended Mr. Jones on November 3, 2021.”
Kaplan and Rogers kept in mind Jenner & Block examined the company after previous gamer Kyle Beach submitted a claim versus the Blackhawks and stated previous video coach Brad Aldrich sexually attacked him in 2010.
General supervisor Stan Bowman and vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac resigned and the group was fined $2 million by the NHL after the examination identified “absolutely nothing was done” by senior leaders to stop Aldrich’s harassment.
As for Jones, he was fired in his 16 th year with the IceHogs.
John Walter, who was formerly the assistant athletic fitness instructor, was promoted to take his location as head fitness instructor.
AP Photo/Matt Slocum
The Chicago Blackhawks fired head athletic fitness instructor D.J. Jones from their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, in November following an examination into accusations of unwanted sexual advances from 2014.
Emily Kaplan and Jesse Rogers of ESPN reported a member of the IceHogs ice team stepped forward with the claims in October when the company was under the spotlight for its previous mishandling of sexual attack claims following the release of a report from the law office Jenner & Block.
The Blackhawks launched a declaration on Jones’ shooting:
” Under our brand-new management, we have actually made it clear that absolutely nothing is more crucial than the security and wellness of our gamers and workers, and there is a zero-tolerance policy for any infraction of our requirements of conduct in our company. We have actually done a great deal of work to guarantee an environment where staff members are motivated to feel safe stepping forward, even if it has to do with misbehavior that took place in the past.
” Recently, when claims of unwanted sexual advances in 2014 by D.J. Jones, the head athletic fitness instructor for the Rockford IceHogs, were reported to the Blackhawks on October 27, 2021, we abided by our brand-new procedures and treatments, suspended Mr. Jones, performed an in depth examination over 5 days and, following the definitive outcomes, ended Mr. Jones on November 3, 2021.”
Kaplan and Rogers kept in mind Jenner & Block examined the company after previous gamer Kyle Beach submitted a claim versus the Blackhawks and stated previous video coach Brad Aldrich sexually attacked him in 2010.
General supervisor Stan Bowman and vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac resigned and the group was fined $2 million by the NHL after the examination identified “absolutely nothing was done” by senior leaders to stop Aldrich’s harassment.
As for Jones, he was fired in his 16 th year with the IceHogs.
John Walter, who was formerly the assistant athletic fitness instructor, was promoted to take his location as head fitness instructor.
