MOSCOW, June 18 Omsk «Avangard» decided to give a second chance to the convict in United States for raping Reed Bush, signing a contract with an American striker, general manager Alexei Volkov said on the website of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club. In February, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv terminated the contract with Bush after the 28-year-old hockey player pleaded guilty to sexual violence against a 12 year old girl. The incident occurred in 2011, when the American was 17 years old. Boucher was sentenced by the court to one year of suspended prison with a probationary period of four years. was a minor. It is very important what conclusions a person draws from his mistakes, how he changes. Reid fully realized his guilt. Since then, a lot of time has passed, and the club decided to give Reid a second chance. Any person deserves to be given this chance Moreover, Bush's reputation was absolutely clean before that,» Volkov said.
