Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole is accused of sexually assaulting and grooming a woman when she was a minor. The accusations were made on Twitter.
on Sunday suspended defenseman Ian Cole after he was accused on social media of grooming and sexually abusing a woman when she was a minor.and is making the decision to suspend Cole as it gathers more details.
Ian Cole of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates with the puck before a preseason game against the Florida Panthers at the FLA Live Arena Oct. 6, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla.by a user identified as Emily Smith. The Twitter user posted a lengthy statement. The tweet was sent on Friday. The user only has one tweet on the account.
Smith claimed Cole"bragged" to one of his teammates about"sexually assaulting me as a minor the first night we first met." Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen works around Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole during the third period of an NHL preseason game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Tampa, Fla."Anyone who truly knows Ian and the way he talks about women will not be surprised by any of this. Coming forward as a victim of grooming and abuse is extremely difficult.
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