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Gritty Accused Of Punching Teenager In The Back
An area dad says Gritty punched his 13-year-old son in the back during a season ticket holder event back in 2019.
PHILADELPHIA — Flyers mascot Gritty is known for his raucous antics. But his antics went too far during a season ticket holder event in November 2019, according to a dad who took his son to the event.
Action News reports Chris Greenwell says Gritty punched his son Brandon, 13, in the back during the event at the Wells Fargo Center.
After the incident, in which Greenwell claims Gritty punched his son in the back "hard as he could," Greenwell ended his season ticket holder status, he told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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The Flyers released a statement saying the organization investigated the allegation, but found no wrong doing by the mascot.
"We took Mr. Greenwell's allegations seriously and conducted a thorough investigation that found nothing to support this claim," the statement said.
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Philadelphia Police are reportedly investigating the incident as an assault.
Patch has reached out to Philadelphia Police for more information and will update the story when details are made available.
BREAKING: @GrittyNHL is apparently under police investigation for allegations of physical assault, per Philadelphia Police. @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/aWdlIIDMtn
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