Tag: sexual assault
Hockey Canada has paid $7.6M in sex abuse settlements since 1989
Hockey Canada says it has paid out $7.6 million in nine settlements related to sexual assault and sexual abuse claims since 1989, with $6.8 million of that related to serial abuser Graham James.
Hockey Canada scandal: Players’ statements so far
Public scrutiny continues on Canada’s 2018 gold-winning world junior hockey team, eight members of which were accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault at a downtown London hotel following a summer fundraising gala for Hockey Canada here in 2018. No players are named in the $3.5-million lawsuit that was settled this spring, but several players, many now NHL stars, have denied involvement.
Sport Canada knew of Team Canada sexual assault allegations in 2018
OTTAWA – Michel Ruest, a senior director of Sport Canada, says the federal organization was made aware of an alleged sexual assault involving members of Team Canada’s world junior hockey team in late June 2018, but did not follow up with Hockey Canada over the next four years.
London-area MP on key parliamentary committee calls out Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada needs to be more transparent about its handling of an alleged sexual assault in London involving elite junior players, says a London-region MP who sits on a parliamentary committee looking into the matter.
Oxford County man faces sex charges dating back 21 years
A Southwestern Ontario man faces sex charges after alleged incidents involving a minor dating back two decades, provincial police say.