{"id":444562,"date":"2024-01-25T18:06:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=444562"},"modified":"2024-01-25T18:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T18:06:40","slug":"two-players-of-nj-devils-accused-of-sexual-assault-placed-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/two-players-of-nj-devils-accused-of-sexual-assault-placed-on-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Players Of NJ Devils Accused Of Sexual Assault, Placed On Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Globe and Mail, five members of the Canadian World Junior hockey team from 2018 are accused of sexual assault, and two of them are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/devils\/\"> New Jersey Devils<\/a>, putting five professional hockey players on leave from their clubs.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Players Of NJ Devils Accused Of Sexual Assault, Placed On Leave<\/h2>\n<p>According to the story, the former Canadian junior team players have been ordered to turn themselves up to London, Ontario police so they may be charged.<\/p>\n<p>The accused players have not yet been identified, but a number of them have taken indefinite leaves from their professional teams: Alex Formenton, who is currently with the Swiss club Ambri Piotta; Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers; Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames; and Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dillon Dube (Calgary Flames), Michael McLeod (NJ Devils), Cal Foote (NJ), Alex Formenton (previously Ottawa Senators, now in Switzerland), and Carter Hart (Philadelphia Flyers) have been ordered old to surrender to London, ON police to face criminal sexual assault allegations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fN8PWV5xIg\">pic.twitter.com\/fN8PWV5xIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Doug Aoki (@Nantanreikan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nantanreikan\/status\/1750508708998820063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, London police stated that they would want to &#8220;share further details&#8221; during a news conference on February 5.<\/p>\n<p>The accused players were recognized for winning the World Junior Championships at a fundraising banquet hosted by Hockey Canada in June 2018, which coincided with an alleged group sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>Note that Canada does not have a statute of limitations for sexual assault.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Episode!<\/p>\n<p>Michael McLeod &amp; Cal Foote were granted an indefinite leave of absence from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJDevils?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NJDevils<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5 players from the 2018 Team Canada squad were instructed to surrender to face charges of sexual assault. McLeod &amp; Foote were both on that roster<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x9sArSytM6\">https:\/\/t.co\/x9sArSytM6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rDlBA5kN8D\">pic.twitter.com\/rDlBA5kN8D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Locked On Devils (@LockedOnDevils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LockedOnDevils\/status\/1750572108755931405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The London police applied to the Ontario Court of Justice more than a year ago to begin an investigation, stating they had good reason to think that five players on the Canadian junior hockey team for the 2018 world championship had molested a lady in a hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>The first inquiry was terminated in February 2019 without producing any charges.<\/p>\n<p>A lady going under the name E.M. allegedly filed a lawsuit in April 2022, requesting $3.55 million in damages from Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League, and eight anonymous players.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: The Halifax Regional Police continue to investigate a historical sexual assault that is alleged to have occurred in the city\u00a0during the 2002-03 World Juniors tournament\u00a0and involved multiple members of Canada\u2019s team, a police spokesman told TSN.<br \/>\u201cAs with any\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExNRki11nR\">https:\/\/t.co\/ExNRki11nR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rwesthead\/status\/1750519706413326360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She said that after the gala, she went back to a hotel in the London area and met several of the players in a bar. There, they allegedly had consensual sex.<\/p>\n<p>E.M. claimed that despite sobbing, trying to escape, and afraid for her safety, she was &#8220;directed, manipulated, and intimidated&#8221; into staying in the room.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NHL Sexual Assault Scandal: Three New Jersey Devils accused <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VfKa3LywcP\">https:\/\/t.co\/VfKa3LywcP<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eduvast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eduvast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eduvast (@eduvast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eduvast\/status\/1750544883905958182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What\u2019s The Duration For Which Transfer Portal For College Football Stays Open?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/whats-the-duration-for-which-transfer-portal-for-college-football-stays-open\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What\u2019s The Duration For Which Transfer Portal For College Football Stays Open?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Globe and Mail, five members of the Canadian World Junior hockey team from 2018 are accused of sexual assault, and two of them are New Jersey Devils, putting five professional hockey players on leave from their clubs. 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