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The investigation has created a great deal of stress for her
and her family, and she no longer wants to participate in the
case against the National Hockey League All-Star, she told
authorities, according to the News.
The woman, whose name has not been disclosed, accused Kane, a
three-time Stanley Cup champion, of raping her in his off-season
home in Hamburg, New York, a Buffalo suburb, early on Aug. 2
after the two met at a nightclub.
One of the News' sources said the woman spoke to investigators
at the Erie County District Attorney’s Office and then signed a
"affidavit declining prosecution" document, which is now being
considered by District Attorney Frank Sedita.
The woman first asked Sedita's staff about the status of the
investigation before saying she no longer wants to cooperate,
one of the unidentified sources told the News.
Kane, 26, had denied the allegations and the News reported in
September, citing sources, that DNA evidence did not support the
woman’s contention she was raped.
Although Kane’s DNA was found on his accuser's shoulders and
fingernails, it was not found in her genital area or on her
undergarments, unidentified sources told the newspaper.
Sedita was not immediately available for comment on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Steve Ginsburg in Washington)
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