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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The lawyer representing the woman who has accused Chicago Blackhawks forward&amp;nbsp;Patrick Kane of sexual assault alleged at a press conference Wednesday that the evidence bag containing her rape kit was tampered with.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the accusation, Erie County police said all of the evidence in the case is \u201Caccounted for in its original packaging.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The woman has accused Kane of sexually assaulting her&amp;nbsp;in his hometown of Hamburg, N.Y. on Aug. 2. Kane has denied the allegations. He has not been charged for the alleged rape.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thomas Eoannou, the accuser's attorney,&amp;nbsp;said the rape kit evidence bag was anonymously delivered to the accuser\u2019s mother\u2019s home and had been ripped open. He said he went to great lengths to confirm that the evidence bag was authentic. Eoannou added that \u201Csomething seriously has gone amiss,\u201D and he called for an independent investigation by the FBI or another law enforcement agency into the breach of evidence.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CIn 30 years plus I have never seen an evidence bag outside a police lab, courtroom or legal office,\u201D Eoannou said.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Hamburg Police Department released a statement Wednesday afternoon, saying they will \u201Ccooperate with any authorized investigation regarding the handling of evidence and the procedure.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Kane's NHL status not likely to be hurt by bizarre developments&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eoannou said that his client is determined for the truth to be revealed and that they hope criminal charges will be brought against Kane.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CShe is devastated,\u201D Eoannou said. \u201CThis is a classic example of why victims don\u2019t come forward in rape cases. This is the worst example of victim bashing that I have seen.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wednesday was the first time Eoannou&amp;nbsp;has spoken to the media about the case. The woman was not present at the press conference.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kane's lawyer, Paul Cambria, spoke to the &lt;em&gt;Chicago Tribune&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;after the press conference regarding Eoannou's accusations.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last week, Kane spoke at a press conference and said he had done nothing wrong and was \u201Cconfident\u201D he would be cleared.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CThis has been incredibly difficult for many people,\u201D Kane said. \u201CI cannot apologize enough for the distraction this has caused my family, my team. While I have too much respect for the legal process to comment on an ongoing matter. I am confident that when all the facts come to light, I will be absolved.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kane is participating in training camp with the Blackhawks. Team president John McDonough&amp;nbsp;said&amp;nbsp;the team would respect the legal process. The Blackhawks have not punished Kane.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The grand jury hearing originally scheduled for Sept. 8 was delayed, reportedly to give attorneys for each party time to negotiate a settlement. Kane\u2019s attorney, Paul Cambria, denied that any settlement talks took place. A date for a rescheduled grand jury has not been announced.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Erin Flynn&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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