Former RI Hockey Great Clark Donatelli Found Not Guilty on All Charges
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
For nearly five years, Rhode Islander Clark Donatell, the former two-time member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey team, has been battling allegations and an indictment.
In November of 2021, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office announced a four-count indictment charging a Rhode Island hockey star Clark Donatelli for sexually assaulting a 46-year-old female victim in 2018.
On Wednesday, Superior Court Associate Justice. Daniel A. Procaccini found Donatelli innocent of all charges.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTDonatelli's lead defense counsel Attorney Craig Montecalvo did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication.
The Rhode Island state charges were linked to a federal lawsuit.
About Allegations
Jarrod and Erin Skalde sued the Penguins nearly in 2020 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, alleging former Wilkes-Barre/Scranton coach Donatelli molested Erin Skalde during an outing in Providence on a road trip in 2018, according to the suit.
Donatelli was a hockey star at Moses Brown, Boston University, and played on the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Hockey Teams. He played for a number of years in the NHL, including stints with the Boston and Providence Bruins.
On July 26, 2021, the Statewide Grand Jury returned a sealed indictment charging Donatelli (age 55) with four counts of second-degree sexual assault.
Travels of the Case
After the sealed indictment was returned, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Donatelli, who was arraigned on November 10, 2021, at a hearing in Providence County Superior Court.
Donatelli was granted bail, which was set at $10,000 personal recognizance. The Court also issued a No Contact Order between Donatelli and his alleged victim as a condition of his bail. Donatelli is scheduled for a pretrial conference on December 15, 2021, in Providence County Superior Court.
As alleged in the indictment, the charges against Donatelli occurred in the city of Providence sometime on November 1, 2018. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.
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