Reid Boucher pleads guilty to sex crime involving 12 year old

[bigdog16]

Former NHLer Reid Boucher pleads guilty to sex crime involving 12-year-old in 2011

Not sure if there was any mention of this yet.

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[Magic Mittens]

Wtf

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Capital punishment - Wikipedia

 

[Voight]

Its even worse when you find out if it was the billet familys kid.

These people take in junior players out of the good of their heart and the guy repays them with a heinous act like this.

 

[SI90]

Disgusting

 

[Voight]

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Gross.. disgusting human being

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Yeah I think Lou is probably full of shit

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

At the time it happened wasn’t he just moved to another billet family, essentially covering it up?

 

[Voight]

At the time it happened wasn’t he just moved to another billet family, essentially covering it up?

Yup

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Yup

Everybody involved in that should have their name out there right now. If they can’t be prosecuted in some way people should at least know what kind of person they are.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Last thread on this topic went off the rails, and is now locked.

Please keep on topic and refrain from flaming, trolling, threadjacking, etc.

 

[SEALBound]

This past December, however, Boucher pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving sexual penetration with an individual between the ages of 13 and 16 years old.

The victim in this case, who was 12 years old at the time, says Boucher, who was 17 at the time, forced her into oral sex multiple times. On the first occasion, he threatened to release video footage of her dancing, then claimed he would publicize the first encounter to coerce her into a second assault.

From the article. Helps people understand what went down.

Jesus, just awful. What a manipulative scumbag. I wish something would have been done sooner. Always sickens me when you hear about this 11 years later. Imagine waiting over a decade for your assaulter to be brought to justice and watching carve out a professional career (even a mediocre one).

Then there's this little cherry:

According to The Athletic's Katie Strang, a USA hockey spokesperson had the following statement when asked for comment on the matter:
"In March of 2011, we spoke to parents of both minors and there were no accusations made, but Boucher was proactively removed from the billet home. In March of 2021 we were notified by police of allegations of sexual misconduct and have fully cooperated with their investigation."

WTF is broken in the hockey community that seemingly basic actions on sexual assault can't be taken?

 

[JoVel]

Former NHLer Reid Boucher pleads guilty to sex crime involving 12-year-old in 2011

Not sure if there was any mention of this yet.

There was a thread but some started defending the rapist of a 12 year old and that didn't go down well.

 

[metalan2]

Dude gets off SCOTT FREE.

He blackmailed a 12 year old for sexual favors as a 17 year old. Even if he was young, it's hard to imagine him being much different now if he's never once tried to reconcile with the victim. What a shame.

Not to mention US hockey just sweeping it under the rug like it's no big deal.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

So, Boucher was seemingly let off the hook back in 2011. Legally speaking, what has prompted this current action?

 

[tarheelhockey]

Maybe the most unsettling thing about this is that it doesn’t seem like the sort of a behavior that a person would grow out of.

 

[SEALBound]

People made excuses for him? I mean how can you make excuses for someone who plead guilty.

No. You can go read the other thread. No one made excuses for what he did nor did anyone "defend" him, and I think both threads you will find a unanimous declaration that this was a heinous crime that is absolutely 100% unacceptable.

 

[wetcoast]

This thread will be closed when the troglodytes start making excuses for him, just like in the thread yesterday. Its embarrassing we can't even reach a consensus on something like this...

I highly doubt that happens as this is pretty black and white here but maybe you are confusing it with something else?

 

[SEALBound]

Dude gets off SCOTT FREE.

He blackmailed a 12 year old for sexual favors as a 17 year old. Even if he was young, it's hard to imagine him being much different now if he's never once tried to reconcile with the victim. What a shame.

Not to mention US hockey just sweeping it under the rug like it's no big deal.

I don't think so. From the article:

Boucher, who spent time with the NHL's Devils, Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators, is due back in court for sentencing Jan. 31.

Let's wait to see what happens there. I doubt the judge says "Nah, it's cool bra, go live your life".

 

[wetcoast]

Maybe the most unsettling thing about this is that it doesn’t seem like the sort of a behavior that a person would grow out of.

Probably not unless they get treatment but the big problem here is that this type of behavior has been all too prevalent in sports for a long time.

Also I know nothing about billeting but having a 17 year old male hockey player and a 12 year old girl in the same house might be something that gets looked at?

Ideally having billets with older children than the player is a better situation right?

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Maybe the most unsettling thing about this is that it doesn’t seem like the sort of a behavior that a person would grow out of.

There's basically no cure for something like this.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I don't think so. From the article:



Let's wait to see what happens there. I doubt the judge says "Nah, it's cool bra, go live your life".

Last thread said something like community service and if he's good for a certain period of time nothing really happens.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Last thread said something like community service and if he's good for a certain period of time nothing really happens.

One would hope there will be at least some career impact.

 

[Jacob]

Last thread said something like community service and if he's good for a certain period of time nothing really happens.

Guessing that’s due to a combination of time since crime was committed, a lack of physical evidence and him being a minor at the time.