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Four NHL players charged with sexual assault in an incident stemming back to their days as world junior champions have not been re-signed to their respective teams. CBC | Sports News
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5 ex-Canadian world junior hockey players back in court in September on sexual assault charges
Five former Canadian world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault will make a court appearance this fall as their trial nears. Lawyers for the men addressed a virtual hearing Tuesday in London, Ont., to discuss logistics for the proceedings. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sexual abuse victims subject to ‘gagging orders’ can breach them in post-Me Too reform
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk brought the new proposals to the House of Commons yesterday Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Ukraine collecting evidence of sexual violence, torture to prove Russia sanctioned the acts
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Read More »Canada’s Soerensen says he deserves to be at figure skating worlds amid sexual assault allegation
Ice dancer Nikolaj Soerensen believes he and partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry deserve to compete for Canada at the figure skating world championships this month amid sexual assault allegations surrounding the Danish-Canadian athlete. CBC | Sports News
Read More »5 ex-Canadian world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault opt for jury trial
Five former Canadian world junior hockey players now facing sexual assault charges have chosen and been granted a jury trial, in a case relating to an alleged incident in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018 following the team’s gold-medal win. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves sentenced to over 4 years in prison for sexual assault
Soccer star Dani Alves was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and sentenced to four years, six months in prison by a Barcelona court on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Why the sexual assault conviction rate appears lower for hockey players
A CBC News investigation of dozens of publicly reported sexual assault cases involving junior hockey players found a conviction rate of 15 per cent compared to 42 per cent for other cases. CBC’s Jonathon Gatehouse breaks down the factors that could give players the edge in court. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NHL commissioner says it’s not ‘necessary’ to suspend NHL players charged with sexual assault
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday it’s not “necessary” for the NHL to suspend without pay four players who have been criminally charged with sexual assault. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NHLer Michael McLeod faces 2 charges in sexual assault case involving 4 other ex-Canadian world junior players
New Jersey Devils centre Michael McLeod faces two charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault in 2018 in London, Ont., that has also led to one charge each against four other then members of Canada’s World Junior hockey team. The five players are expected in a London court on Monday. CBC | Sports News
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