Clark Donatelli, a former coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate, has been indicted by a Rhode Island grand jury on four counts of sexual assault, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday.
Donatelli, 55, entered a plea of not guilty at his arraignment last week in Providence County Superior Court. A sealed indictment was issued July 26, and a warrant for his arrest was filed the next day. The warrant was canceled last week when Donatelli was arraigned. He had been coaching a team in Germany, and athat ties to him were severed in September. He was granted bail, set at $10,000 personal recognizance, and the court ordered Donatelli to have no contact with the accuser.
Donatelli was accused of a November 2018 assault in Providence by Erin Skalde, who is married to Jarrod Skalde, Donatelli’s former assistant coach. She alleged that he assaulted her while the couple and Donatelli were out together after a road game against the Providence Bruins. At the time, Donatelli was the coach of the Penguins’ minor league affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa. He resigned in 2019.On Nov.
“We are pleased that the Penguins organization worked with us to resolve this dispute so that Jarrod and his family can move on with their lives,” said attorney David Fish, who represents Jarrod Skalde. Although sexual assault victims are not typically named by media outlets, Erin Skalde said in a statement that she wants “to move forward as an advocate for others,” and Fish said recently,
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