Craig Renetzky, the attorney for Drew Doughty, has said that a charging decision on Doughty’s case is ”not likely to occur today” but that a decision ”will most likely be made on Tuesday.” Doughty has been accused of rape by a 25-year-old woman. Renetzky has said, throughout the past week, that he does not expect the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office to file charges, but no official decision has been announced.
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Oh Doughty…
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Shuchuk Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
@Bootz, that’s what sh…eh, nevermind.
FREE DOUGHTY!
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kab Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
@Shuchuk, about to post the same thing hahhahaha
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Jess Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
@Shuchuk, HAHAHAHAHA YES!
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adanac Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
@Shuchuk, The longer this goes on the more difficult for DD to redeem his reputation. Even if not charged, this will hang over his head and very bad for his future as a King. It appears there is much more to this saga than we have been given.
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adanac Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
@Bootz, Whatever the decision, he’s been basted, roasted and cooked. Four month’s and still being investigated —- gimmy a bread.
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Why does real life always seem to get in the way?
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Mark Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
@Coach Mike
You can’t rape the willing. Too bad high profile people can’t go out and have a good time without others trying to get over on them because they have $$$
Total B.S
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Let’s hope that Doughty is innocent of all charges and that the DA has determined that is the case. Let us also hope that whatever happened it’s not going to be dragged out into court with some long civil suit and that two young people will be able to get on with their lives relatively unscathed.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
@Donald_S, Not quite….
Either one or the other HAS to be lying.
Whoever it is, they should face the consequences, not get on with their lives unscathed.
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Gloria Allred, there will be a civil suit
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
@JD, Oh god. The complainant hired Allred? Politics aside, that woman is almost worse than a rapist and a false complainant combined. I dread the day she trots out the alleged victim and does that phony press conference she ALWAYS does.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
@LA_1968,
She is certainly a Jacqueline of all sports, isn’t she?
Maybe she’ll use a hockey stick to demonstrate this time …
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
@Duncanz, On herself! Blurred out please.
Deke'r Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
@LA_1968, ….busy coaching her client on how to cry in front of the camera….
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Mark Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
@LA_1968, Drama involving Doughty leading into last and this year. If Gloria is able to squeeze him out of some of his new found riches, he may hold out again next year in an attempt to recoup. Only in Hollywood!
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SRKeegan Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
@JD,
Memo to all women:
If you ever want instantly lose all credibility, hire Gloria Allred.
P.T. Barnum thinks she should tone it down a little.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
@SRKeegan,
GA is a perennial Unrestricted Free Agent.
Signing her on gives you major upside.
She’ll get you some really good numbers, or some great short term publicity, at the very least.
Of course, you’ll never afford her if you’re not a potential winner and an extemely profitable concern.
Funny you should say, because Cirque du Soleil have a record salary, multi-year offer sheet in to her right now.
They want her star in their upcoming nationwide blockbuster, ‘Suemanity’!!
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thanks for not sugar coating it Rich. some reports say Doughty is accused of “sexual harassment” which definitely doesnt sound as serious as being accused of rape.
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Stuart Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
@Sebastian, yeah, first time I’ve heard the “R” word used…
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
@Stuart,
Rich?
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Stuart Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
@Duncanz, no, Stuart. But you already knew that!
Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
@Shirley
And don’t call you ….
LA_1968 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
@Sebastian,
According to one of the statements the female rejected DD, teammates laughed at him, DD went outside and “whisked” the girl into a cab. I suppose he whisked her out of the cab and up the stairs to the bedroom too for their to have been any raping. Wouldn’t we have heard “kidnapping” if things made any sense. Of course the cab driver would have been an accessory.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
@LA_1968, So would that have been a Drew-whisky?
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VAKingsFan Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
@Duncanz,
Whisky is clean. He ain’t a DD. Don’t put those two in the same line(up)
Tbird1 Reply:
June 29th, 2012 at 9:39 am
@LA_1968, What I thought interesting is, when asked what his punishment should be, she said she hopes he doesn’t win he hockey championship. Sounds more like a woman scorned for her own decision.
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 29th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@Tbird1, I never heard that comment. If she was smart, she would hope he wins because his celebrity increasing would facilitate a better monetary settlement in her favor.
Donald_S Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:08 pm
@Sebastian,
What they’ve said in all the news stories I’ve read is “sexual assault”. That covers rape, among other unwanted sexual contact, which I don’t need to describe in a hockey blog.
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No update is the update.
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OYE!!!
let’s just drag this out as loooong as possible ….
DA on vactation ??? WTH
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Gloria Allred is always about the publicity. She’ll try to push for a settlement for sure because I don’t think she’s actually seen the inside of the courtroom in the past 20 years…just a podium with a microphone and a bad client.
That being said, rape isn’t close to funny and I hope Drew is innocent. From what I’ve read it sounds VERY shady on the accusers part though.
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For the first time in a long time, I thought we mighf gef a drama-free off season.
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My family knows this attorney, don’t all attorneys know each other…!
He’s good and usually does not take cases like this, unless he believes the man is not guilty! So we shall see…
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@Sammuch, So you think he thinks DD thinks he’s guilty??
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Stuart Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
@Duncanz, wai-wai-wait… so you think that he thinks that he thinks that you think that he thinks 3D is hungry?
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
@Stuart,
Max! I think you’re onto something!
[pouts poutingly]
DesertKing Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
@Stuart,
Would you believe that we have DD’s house surrounded by 50 control agents, a regiment of attack trained chihuahuas and Mike Smith with a goalie stick?
Sammuch Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
@Duncanz,
You hit it! Think, I think, you no I think! That’s what I think!
Attorneys always a straight answers….
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DD needs the LA DA to let him remain a FA, so he won’t have to worry about Q & A’s from GA & the T’nA over his CA, USA PDA.
Hopefully it’ll all end up being N/A!
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Cav Pilot Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
@Duncanz, LOL. His MO is to stay on the DL, PDQ or it will be a SNAFU.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
@Cav Pilot,
Look CP, if you’re going that far … I think our non PC D G, AKA DD, needs to leave AEG and get an MA to join the ABA so he can go MMA on this DA ASAP and keep his DNA & his UVAs.
Otherwise his IRA is going to be DOA and he’ll be hawking DVRs on QVC!
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Scot Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
@Duncanz,
How could you possibly leave out that we hope he doesn’t end up at any AA meetings??
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
PS Was trying to save that PG PSA for later in the PM.
Good PR.
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Real 7 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
@Duncanz, Gracias, SA!
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KingMe20 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
@Duncanz,
Worst case? DD ends up on KP in the Q.
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Hello, you have reached the voice mail for Dean Lombardi, general manager of the Stanley Cup Champions Los Angeles Kings hockey club. Let me repeat myself – the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings. Unfortunately, I am very busy right now getting ready for our defense of the Cup and cannot take your call. Please follow the prompts and leave a message. If this is Steve Tambellini, please press “1″ and set a date for a poker game so I can take you to the bank again. If this is Commissioner Bettman, no, I won’t give the Cup back. If this Jon Quick’s agent, please press “2″ for our latest offer, in fact don’t bother since the offer hasn’t changed and still remains “Just name it.” If this is Ryan Clowe, please stop calling me since the answer is still “no,” we won’t give you a Stanley Cup ring even though you helped us win it. If this is Gloria Allred calling about the Doughty case, please press “3″ to speak to our legal department and then press “4″ for fashion advice such as “stop wearing red, it makes you look old and nasty, try black, silver and white.” If this is Zach Parise, please press “4″ to talk to Ron Hextall about our latest offer, and yes, if you sign, we will let you touch the Cup. If this is Phil from the Hall of Fame, I apologize for the lttle incident with the Cup in Vegas, I promise it won’t happen again, and yes, we deleted all of the photos from our phones and cameras. If this Ilya Kovalchuk, please press “5″ to hear our contract offer again from 2010 so you won’t feel so bad knowing you chose to be on a losing team. Other than that, leave a message and I will get back to you after I finish polishing the Cup with Luc.
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Eric K Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
@DesertKing, Never change.
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petemagoop Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
@DesertKing, HAHA
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
@DessertKing,
So who finished shinier, the Lord or Luc?
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Kingsfanone Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
@Duncanz,
In the LA Kings organization, no one out shines Luc.
Cmon. We’re talking about Luuuuuc!
Dems da facts……..
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Lake Forest Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
@DesertKing, No assumption for a Kompon call.
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DesertKing Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
@Lake Forest,
Dammit! I have been so happy I forgot
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DesertKing Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
@DesertKing,
…If this Jamie, sorry, but “no,” you can’t have your VCR back so you can watch more tape…
Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
@Less Morest,
My guess would be the offer of a newly vacated Maine-based EC scouting position!
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Lake Forest Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
@Duncanz, “if this is Jamie Kompon, please hang up and dial again, or preferably don’t dial again”
Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
@Lots Kompost,
“Please submit in writing your application for Bernie Nicholls old job of skating around casually in practice, shagging pucks and saying “Hi!” through the glass to the kiddie winkles.”
theyre taking a long time, so more than likely they have nothing… if anything, drew has learned a valuable lesson.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@tim chaney,
I think you drew conclusions..
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tim chaney Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
@Duncanz, hoping for the best that he’s innocent.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
me jk re DD, @tc, ok?
tim chaney Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
@Duncanz, all good bro, stuck in the office having hockey withdraws,,,
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
@tim chaney,
If I’d known, I’d have withdrew from giving you “drew” withdrools!
i guess Brad Doty took over ,Bad Doty is his wild side
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This brings bad memories of another Staples Center player accused of rape in CO. The jury was a wise group who saw past the media circus the accuser, the DA and the attorneys created. In the end the proof was in the pudding, so to speak. As it turned out, the first 8 inches were consensual. It was the last 4 that caused all the hoopla. Here is hoping this does not become a game of inches.
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TheAcaciaStrain Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
@Gustavo, i lol’ed at this hahahahaha very funny
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
@Gustavo,
… or someone’s foot ends up in someone’s mouth.
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OCKingsFan Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
@Gustavo, Actually, that was the prosecutor. That case never made it to a jury. It fell apart during the stage between the defendant being charged and the trial, for the reasons you alluded to.
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OCKingsFan Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
@Gustavo, Actually, that was the prosecutor. That case never made it to a jury. It fell apart during the stage between the defendant being charged and the trial, for the reasons you alluded to.
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Steve W Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
@OCKingsFan, No, it fell apart because someone in the defense team leaked the victim’s name and other info. Would you precede with the case if you got threatening phone calls, emails and letters? He did it alright and got away with it. Plus he had to pay his wife off by bribing her with a $5million dollar ring.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
@Steve W,
Ironically, this time there’s a ring coming the other way.
Maybe there are even enough diamonds in it to pay off the woman on the other side of the issue, ie Gloria A!
Man what does Drew Doughty have to do to get some respect around here? He’s a millionaire that just won a Stanley cup and he’s been on a gold medal winning olympic team. Give the guy a break.
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Shuchuk Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
@TheAcaciaStrain, he needs to grow up and realize how fast ALL OF THAT stuff you mentioned can be taken away. young multi-millionaire high profile athletes need to know that there is an endless stream of leaches and losers looking to profit off of them.
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Off topic: Rich do you know about any injuries to Brown or Quick?
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Shuchuk Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
@Pesus, just sore shoulders from lifting all of those heavy silver shiny trophies.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
@Pesus,
Stop trying to change the subject back to hockey!
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This is Brendan Shanahan of the NHL player safety division…
One day in the last few months..LA Kings defenseman
Drew Doughty had sex with a woman with her consent and
now has accused Doughty of Rape…
After watching the tapes I have determined her claim is false…
So no further action will be necessary …
This is Brendan Shanahan and I drop the puck….[whooshclunk]
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
@SVELTE,
“This is Uncle Gary Betterman, and “I” drop the puck!”
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
@SLIM, Very realistic. Of course he could show some video to help us understand the subtilties of consensual sex.
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Sebastian Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
@SLIM, hahaha nice.
This is Brendan Shannahan of the NHL department of player safety.
on a Friday night in Hermosa Beach an incident occurred between Drew Doughty and a Devils fan (possibly a Ducks fan).
As the video clearly shows, Doughty was given permission on enter the devils fans offensive zone and he scores into the empty net.
To summarize, when Doughty scores the goalie was not on the ice and made no attempt to stop the puck, therefore the goal stands and is considered a legal goal.
in the future, the onus is on Doughty to minimize contact or avoid it completely.
The department of player safety has decided to suspend Drew Doughty from drinking diet coke and eating doughnuts for 3 months!
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src Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
@SLIM,
This is why DL needs to pony up and give all the boys the necessary video equipment for home use. Nothing better than video reply in your own home to prove if your positioning was correct both on and off the ice.
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I’m just glad Mike Murphy and co. don’t have a say in this one.
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@SVELTE,
“To summarize:
This was not a premeditated hit
The hit was late, but did not cause Miss Doe to turn into a pumpkin
Miss Doe was not injured and did not miss any party time
Although having a reputation for slap-shooting anything that moves, Drew Doughty has surprisingly not been incarcerated before
Therefore the Department of “Player” Safety has decided to sanction Drew Doughty with a 10 game supply of prophylactics, and a quick slap on the wrister.
Thank you.”
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Pili Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
@Duncanz, LOL
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@Bootz, Rape! I hope for justice.
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Good to see everyone get a nice laugh at something that is very serious….
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fsd1 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
@pr0cess, If I believed he did anything wrong I would be more serious, but I dont. Dont you think something would have been done before the playoffs even started if there was ANY viable evidence of something like rape? I dont beleive her and having the red outfit lady come to her defense makes it even less viable. If I turn out to be wrong then my attitude will change.
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pr0cess Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
@fsd1, Honestly i don’t know, i would like to think yes something would have happened long ago, But seeing how investigations have a way of getting all fowled up (OJ) who knows… I just don’t like the over all response to Rape as a subject to be laughed at is all..
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fsd1 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
@pr0cess, 100% agree
rick Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
@pr0cess, Totally agree. Some of the comments on here should be censored for severe bad taste.
CB14 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
@fsd1, What do the starting of the playoffs have ANYTHING to do with this situation? The HBPD and DA are investigating the alleged victims claims. The fact that they are taking their time is a good thing. No need to rush into anything one way or another.
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fsd1 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
@CB14, I was just saying that if there was any solid evidence it would have been done already IMHO
CB14 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
@fsd1, Gotcha. Personally I think the fact that Drew’s a celebrity has caused them to take their time more than usual so that they don’t miss anything.
Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
@CB14,
Like how they missed a boatload of stuff in 1995, you mean?
CB14 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 5:10 pm
@Duncanz, They didn’t miss anything, they just f’ed up all the evidence they got. Combined with the Rodney King RIP riots, and the fact that they moved the trial to a more diverse neighborhood, meant that there was no way OJ was going to be convicted by that jury.
Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
@drewpr0cess,
Gallows humor;
It’s a generally recognized, subconscious method of dealing with the burden of grim events in one’s life or profession.
If I lived in NM I would be using it every day!
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pr0cess Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
@Duncanz, You would like NM Dunkz, it alot like the outback
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Kingsfanone Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
@pr0cess,
I especially love the prime rib at Outback, but the Caesars salad is a little too garlicky for my taste.
That Outback???
How many times has this expected announcement been delayed now? i really think that if there was anything to this, charges would have been laid and an arrest would have been made already.
All this is doing is dragging Drew’s name through the mud, and I think that was her intention to start out, and probably make a few bucks if she could.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
@Newf,
Perhaps the evidence is mounting …
Maybe there is moving and shaking behind the scenes …
Possibly there is an undercover investigation going on …
We really won’t know until the DA inserts himself into the thing or withdraws for lack of a case.
My guess is that Renetzky believes the DA’s office is impotent on this one.
So it will probably just end up being a case of sticks and stones …
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Hackwoods Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
@Duncanz, Or now that GA is involved, the hush money settlement is being negotiated before the woman drops her case. I am 99% sure this is what is happening. This does not mean DD is guilty but just needs to ppay some money to have her go away and not keep pushing for a civil suit that will probably not be an award to her but cost DD a lot of legal fees.
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One Kings fan gets on the Jury in any way shape or form and he goes free or hung jury… DA must know this!!!! And DA must also know that any and just about all Kings fans wont admit it in court so as to get on to jury… They would have to move close to San Jose, but then how do you give him a fair trial? Cant go to Orange County either, maybe San Diego? or Do they move this to Arizona? Colorado?
Unless this is a 100% air tight case then Doughty will not be sent to jail…
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
@m.r.morris,
Renetzky would prefer an all-male panel.
Then he could be guaranteed a hung jury.
Maybe if he wants to make doubly sure he should get the case moved to Seamy Valley!
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CB14 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
@m.r.morris, If I were on that jury, the fact that I were a Kings fan would have NOTHING to do with my decision on the case. This isn’t robbery, this is rape. And rape is a very serious charge that needs to be treated that way.
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39scars Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
@m.r.morris, please speak for yourself, because I am any Kings fan. I would happily grant him a guilt verdict if the case were proved.
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Something like this happened to a friend of mine and it went like this in short. Meet a nice women took her out a few times things got a little deeper. My friend decided to break it off the woman did not want to so she accused him of said offense. It was reviewed by the DA but in my friends case the woman had a friend that came forward that backed up my friend. It was thrown out.End of story Just say en.
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“Renetzky has said, throughout the past week, that he does not expect the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office to file charges”. Of course he does. Every lawyer says the same exact thing about their clients case. Don’t trust lawyers people.
I’m not saying charges will or will not be filed, just that the last person I would trust is a defense lawyer talking about their clients potential case.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
@BC08,
But even a lawyer should be considered innocent until proven guilty, ne c’est-ce pas?
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
LoL, ” … n’est-ce pas?”
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CB14 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
@Duncanz, Lawyers, no. Everyone else, yes!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:14 pm
@CB14ese Democracy!
Shakes Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:22 am
@CB14, America!
Dean Lombardi on NHL Live a few minutes ago: “We’ve started discussions with Jonathan Quick & we’ll be talking to Dustin Penner later this week.”
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Kings Win, Ducks Lose Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
@Paulhb, Sounded to me like Deano was not so hot for Penner
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Lake Forest Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
@Kings Win, Ducks Lose, with emotions set aside, who would be?
I know everybody wants Penner to stay for less money, but really it’s not going to hurt us if we don’t keep him.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
@Lake Forest,
Don’t necessarily agree.
Where do you get another power forward with the strength of Dustin Penner?
Not in NJ, that’s fo’ sho’!
We should not be so quick to discard him.
I’m almost sure DL will not.
I get the impression from his comments he was just sharpening the scissors for a haircut, nothing more desperate than that..
Lake Forest Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
@Duncanz, Power forward for 20 games out of 130 (or so)?
Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
@Last Seasonest,
That was then, this is now.
In (recent) hindsight and in foresight, you give the guy a deal.
Kings x Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
@Lake Forest, Penner is a physically fit liability for 82 games.
Paulhb Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
@Kings Win, Ducks Lose, yeah I agree. Based on that interview I bet Penner hits the market. “If he ever puts his mind to being the best player he can be it’s going to be scary.” Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
@Paulhb,
25 year.deal for Quick!
That was a funny line from Lombardi!
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Paulhb Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
@Kingsfanone, I was just going to post that. Lol.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
@Paulhb,
He said, “You’ve got to go with your gut … and we’ll see here”
Interesting
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we’re also gunna win the cup again…
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I will not speculate one way or the other on the accusations made against DD. I was not there nor am I an investigator on the case. I will stick to the laws of the land, innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If DD did it and it is proven in court, he deserves whatever punishment the court/jury decides. If no case is brought forward, then this all goes away. It is telling that Ms. Allred has not held a press conference yet. This woman lives to chase cases just like this and her silence so far sepaks volumes.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
@King Alex,
An Allred press conference will happen for a CIVIL court trial.
This is a criminal case at the moment. No money in it yet. It may yet happen even without it going to a criminal trial.
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King Alex Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
@Kingsfanone, Being a civil case or criminal casse never kept Ms. Allred from speaking her mind. She tries cases in the court of public opinion which has not one thing to do the a court of law. She is a shakedown artist through & through.
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KingMe20 Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
@King Alex,
I agree. Silence is not her m.o., no matter if it’s criminal or civil.
Lord Lombardi of LA is a riot!
“I don’t want to get The Comissioner up in arms. The midget in the Cup, that was enough.”
Penns can be let go now. We have a new improv King!
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Listen…if anyone can make Penner a better player than he was the last few months it would be Sutter. The fact that Dean and Darryl teamed up to give this guy a big ass chance should give Penner enough reason to want to come back where he is wanted. He would be stupid not to. He’s the kind of guy who seems a little sensitive and I believe loves to be motivated and felt he is wanted and needed. Some big dudes are like that.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
@tellmeY,
So how big are you then, you great big loveable panda bear?
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#freedoughty
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Am I not allowed to post?
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Gary Livingston Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
@Gary Livingston,
Ok then:
http://i.imgur.com/0vQCQ.jpg
haha
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Duncanz Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Race, Religion, Politics …. Color me officially “incited” …
And I LOVE it !!
= Free @ Gary Livingston! =
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However long the police can keep this open without filing charges is likely how long it will take. In a high profile case like this they are likely just waiting to make sure no witness or evidence doesn’t turn up. I do think it is a good sign that they have not pressed charges. They would have already if sufficient evidence existed.
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luc20rules Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
@luc20rules, I should add if he is guilty he should be charged, but at this point I would think that is not going to be the case. I just don’t think Drew is that type of person, but I clearly don’t know for certain what happened.
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im sure she knows how much Doughty is worth and wants a cut of that. she knew who he is and what she is doing.
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Pro atheletes should beware of all women who come on to them. Most of them are just looking for a meal ticket. By the way, I am a female.
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DD is a great player and will (hopefully) continue to get better, but definitely needs to assume more responsibility…I Know it can’t be easy….being young and in the spot light…a millionare with such a great future…that is where the responsibility lyes…people know you…they have you in the cross hairs…you have to realize that…you have to be smarter than that…you have to have a paranoia button that is constantly ringing in your head…I am almost certain that DD is innocent of these charges, but he put himself in a bad situation…with somone who he did not know well and could not trust…hopefully, he will only recieve a good scare from this and a lesson learned
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one of Drew’s posts @ twitter…LOL….
“i’m getting an undisputed right?? cuz otherwise I should probably stop practicing my dramatic poses. I think Its creeping Willy out…..”
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Seriously are you stupid enough to put yourself in that position? A great hockey player and a bad judge of charachter. Let alcohol and your you know what think for you…
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Rape is thought to be the most under reported crime, there is, potentially only 1 rape in 4 is reported. Does this mean, that no one has ever reported a rape, that did not occur, of course not. Hopefully, this is a situation, where 2 fairly young people crossed signals, about what the end of a datte would entail. Yes Drew’s contract and fame, make him a target, but his youth also makes him prone to mistakes on and off the ice. As a king’s fan and a man I hope he did nothing wrong. As an observer of News, I hope that whatever happened, and I’m pretty sure I’ll never know, what happened, that Drew learns from the situation, and does not repeat whatever action led to this allegation, true or false.
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Are these accusations or where are we on this rape case?
Disturbing.
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Why should we believe Doughty is innocent? He is not an NBA player…
False allegations are worse than true allegations.
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I was hoping this would be settled by now. I understand they need to cover everything in this case but honestly, this is hurting the alleged victim and the alleged suspect and their families, and quite a few fans. To the young woman involved in this I wish I could say I pray you are OK. No one at all wants an injustice but I also hope we are all being told the truth … the entire truth. No half truths, no sort of or technically true. I don’t like sounding like I doubt a victim but where do these reports of credibility issues come from? People lie all the time. I’ve witnessed trials that involve Gloria Allred, it would be bad to make a fool of her or the Los Angeles County DA by not being completely honest with them.
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What a buzz kill. You now have to ask for a woman to sign a document saying YES, I want to have sex with this man.
What happened to the good ‘ol 80′s and 90′s……Let alone 60′s which I wasn’t a part of.
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luc20rules Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 2:37 am
@Mark, Dave Chapelle’s love contract, don’t forget the check boxes for the specific acts.
No bairring on the Doughty Case, but attaching this story about Brian Banks H.S. Footbal Star falsely accused and falsely found guilty. Got to love how she says she wants to tell the truth, but not give back any of the 1.5 million settlement she got from the Long Beach School District from this false rape and assualt case. In another article supposedly her mother convinced her not to tell the truth when she felt guilty a month after the he was sentenced to 10 years, because they would have to give back the 1.5 mil settlement since the non-rape occured on school grounds.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/27/brian-banks-exonerated_n_1548823.html
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Wednesday and still no word on whether or not he’ll be charged?
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Seems to me that since the LA District Attorney has NOT YET filed charges…even a week after the lawyer said they were supposed to make a decision does not bode well for Mr. Doughty. Charges against celebrities, more recently in this TMZ driven frenzy to get headlines, are usually expedited. Could there be some fire amongst this smoke???? If not, and I sure hope not, why have they not been dropped?
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