New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin was accused of sexual assault by a team employee in December 2023, resulting in financial settlements, according to a new report from The Athletic.
The 33-year-old forward and the Madison Square Garden Company, which owns the team, each agreed to pay a financial settlement this past August to the employee, while having her sign non-disclosure and no admission of wrongdoing clauses, according to the report.
The report said the alleged assault occurred following a postgame gathering at a hotel. Panarin was accused of taking the employee's phone and asking her back to his hotel room, where he allegedly attempted the assault before she pushed him away and left the room.