Slava Voynov Officially Charged With Corporal Injury
- Updated: November 21, 2014
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has officially filed a felony case against LA Kings’ Slava Voynov.
This all comes after his arrest following suspicion of domestic violence against his wife. You can read about it here.
ESPN.com said this about the details of the incident:
“Voynov has been charged with one felony count of corporal injury to a spouse with a great bodily injury. He is set to be arraigned Dec. 1 and faces a maximum sentence of nine years in state prison if convicted as charged.”
When reached by telephone Thursday, Voynov’s California-based lawyer Craig Renetzky said the player is “disappointed” by the DA’s decision to file charges but that he “maintains his innocence.”
“He’s really looking forward to his day in court,” Renetzky told ESPN.com. “Expects to be cleared.”
Michael J. Walsh, the attorney for Slava’s wife, Marta Varlamova, released a statement Thursday saying Marta was “stunned” and that she expects her husband to be cleared.
“Marta was stunned by the news today and she is devastated,” Walsh said in a statement. “She did not believe, and does not believe, that her husband intended to injure her and she believes that he is not guilty of any crime. She is worried about her family’s privacy and concerned that she and her family are going to be subjected to ridicule, embarrassment and hatred because of this decision. In fact, she has already seen that beginning to happen. It is unfortunate that no one seemed to care what she wants, and that the authorities gave little or no weight to her view of the facts of the case. Despite this unwelcome news, she still expects her husband to be cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.”
Deputy commissioner of the NHL, Bill Daly, released this statement:
“We are aware of the actions taken today in California, which we will review and evaluate before making any decisions. Until further notice, the current terms of Mr. Voynov’s suspension remain in place.”
The Kings also released a statement Thursday backing the NHL’s decision to suspend Voynov:
“We maintain our support of the NHL’s indefinite suspension of Slava Voynov. As an organization we will continue to closely monitor the developments of the legal proceedings and work in partnership with the NHL to determine the proper course of action in the future.”
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