A recently filed lawsuit claims Sharks Sports & Entertainment covered up a Jr. Sharks coach's alleged grooming and sexual abuse of child hockey players.
A recently filed lawsuit claims Sharks Sports & Entertainment covered up a Jr. Sharks coach's alleged grooming and sexual abuse of child hockey players. At the center of the allegations is Kevin Whitmer, a former San Jose Jr.
31, 2023 the child's family filed a report with the San Jose Police Department and the following month, Whitmer was arrested and charged with 30 felony counts of child sexual abuse and 25 counts of possession of child pornography. San Jose Sharks spokesperson Jim Sparaco declined to comment on the lawsuit. Jr. Sharks players' parents complained to the organization that Whitmer was a "creep," the lawsuit states.
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