'New evidence' emerged from 2018 sex assault case involving Canada hockey players, prompting arrests, charges, police say
New evidence about an alleged 2018 sexual assault prompted authorities to reopen an investigation involving one former and four current NHL players, Ontario police said Monday.
New evidence about an alleged 2018 sexual assault prompted authorities to reopen an investigation involving one former and four current NHL players, Ontario police said Monday. The athletes were arrested and charged last week.
Officials have not disclosed additional details about the new evidence.
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Carter Hart, the New Jersey Devils’ Cal Foote and Michael McLeod and the Calgary Flames’ Dillon Dubé, all 25, and ex-NHL player Alex Formenton, 24, made their first court appearances over video call Monday morning, according to the Ontario court docket.
Hart, Foote, Dubé and Formenton each face one count of sexual assault. McLeod faces two counts, sexual assault and being “a party to the offense,” which refers to aiding or abetting others in carrying out an unlawful action.
All five have denied the allegations through their lawyers.
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