Four current NHL players have been charged with sexual assault in connection with a 2018 incident while they were playing for Canada’s world junior team.
On Tuesday, Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dillon Dube of Calgary, and Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils were charged with sexual assault and placed on administrative leave.
The alleged victim, known in the records as EM, claims he met several players at a bar and had consensual sex with one player at a hotel. However, she claimed that seven other Canadian team members entered the room, at which point she was “subjected to further sexual assault” against her will.
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Meanwhile, lawyers representing the four players maintain that their clients are innocent.
A lawyer representing Flyers player Carter Hart said, “He is innocent and will fully answer for this false accusation in the appropriate forum of the court.”
According to , a settlement was reached in May 2022. TSN. However, after an investigation in February 2019 failed to establish any charges, London police reopened the case.
Canadian fans celebrate in the stands during the IIHF World Junior Championship game between Canada and the Czech Republic at Scotiabank Place on December 26, 2008 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canada defeated the Czech Republic 8-1. (Richard Wolowitz/Getty Images)
A fifth member of the team, former NHL player Alex Formenton, was charged and turned himself in to Canadian authorities earlier this week.
London Police are expected to release an update on the investigation next week, February 5th.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
