RI Hockey Star Clark Donatelli Indicted on Four Counts of Sexual Assault
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
The Rhode Island Attorney General's office announced Tuesday that the Statewide Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment charging a Rhode Island hockey star Clark Donatelli for sexually assaulting a 46-year-old female victim in 2018.
Two weeks ago, GoLocal reported about an ongoing federal lawsuit.
Jarrod and Erin Skalde sued the Penguins nearly a year ago 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.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTDonatelli 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. READ MORE HERE
On July 26, 2021, the Statewide Grand Jury returned a sealed indictment charging Donatelli (age 55) with four counts of second-degree sexual assault.
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.
