MOSCOW, February 1 the case of striker Reed Boucher, convicted in the United States for rape, during this time the player will be on vacation at his own expense. In December, 28-year-old Boucher pleaded guilty to sexual assault against a 12-year-old girl. The incident occurred in 2011, when the American was 17 years old. On Monday, a closed hearing was held in court in Washtino County (Michigan), the hockey player was sentenced to one year in prison on probation with a probationary period of four years. in players of any age and status of correct moral and general civic values. That is why the «Reed Bush case» requires us to comprehensively review and analyze what happened. At the time of the proceedings, the hockey player is on vacation at his own expense, he is currently in the United States, » said in a message on the official website of Lokomotiv. Lokomotiv and the KHL are jointly studying all the nuances of the Reed Boucher case. Time is also needed for the club and the league to receive official documents from the American court. We are sure that only after that the club will be ready to give additional comments on the further development of the situation and cooperation between the Lokomotiv team and Reed Bush,» the statement says.
