"The San Jose Jr. Sharks youth hockey organization has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a boy who was sexually assaulted in 2021 by the youth hockey coach at the time. The court-approved the settlement announced by the law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard involved allegations that a young hockey player suffered sexual abuse within the youth team's program, which operates under Sharks Sports & Entertainment, LLC and its subsidiary, Sharks Ice, LLC."
"On August 26, Whitmer plead no contest to 12 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 in relation to the sexual abuse of five different boys. He also pleaded no contest to one felony count for possession of child pornography. In November 2023, San José Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce detectives investigated a crime involving lewd and lascivious acts with a minor."
San Jose Jr. Sharks agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging a boy was sexually assaulted in 2021 by a team coach. The suit named Sharks Sports & Entertainment, LLC and subsidiary Sharks Ice, LLC as operating the youth program where abuse occurred. The victim began playing in April 2021 at age 11. Coach Kevin Whitmer pleaded no contest to felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with children and to possession of child pornography and faces an expected 25-year prison term at sentencing. Investigators determined assaults occurred at Sharks Ice and at Whitmer's temporary San José residence; detectives arrested him in Denver.
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