Panarin and MSG reach agreement after sexual attack allegations

Panarin and MSG reach agreement after sexual attack allegations

The NHL has announced that the New York Rangers informed the league last year that they checked allegations for sexual assault by an employee against the player Artemi Panarin. This happened after a report on the situation and the comparative payments paid to the affected woman was published on Thursday.

Investigations and completion of the procedure

The league said in a statement: "The club has commissioned an external law firm to carry out an independent examination, about which the league was extensively informed. We consider the matter to be completed."

comparison payments to former employee

How The athletic reported, Panarin and Madison Square Garden Sports, which the Rangers own, made financial comparative payments to a former employee last year who claimed that she had sexually harassed Panarin.

statement by the MSG spokesman

A spokesman for MSG commented in an email: "The matter was clarified." At an inquiry, a message to Panarin's agent was not answered immediately. Coach Peter Laviolette referred to MSG's statement when he was asked by reporters during the rangers in the morning.

career by Artemi Panarin

Panarin, a 33-year-old striker from Russia, was again the best scorer of the New Yorker this season and is now completing his sixth season of a seven-year contract over $ 81.5 million, which he signed in 2019.