Quebec City police reopening probe into 2014 Gatineau Olympiques alleged group sexual assault, league says ottnews ottawa
The allegations in the Quebec City case involve a woman alleging she went to meet one of the players at his hotel room in January 2014 and was later held down and sexually assaulted by three players at one time, Le Soleil newspaper reported in 2015, when it spoke to the complainant.
Gatineau police announced in April 2015 that no criminal charges would be laid after internally investigating media reports about allegations of a "public sex act" allegedly involving several players and an intoxicated woman in the washroom of the restaurant on Boulevard des Grives.Janhke said his understanding is that the Quebec City police are not considering looking into public sex act allegations at the restaurant.
In a statement to Radio-Canada, Lemire said he asked the commissioner of the QMJHL, Gilles Courteau, about the alleged incident in 2014 in Quebec City and was told if police reopened the investigation the league would co-operate.There was a previous investigation into this matter," said Courteau at a parliamentary committee on July 27. "However, if the police service expresses interest in reopening this investigation, we will certainly co‑operate with the investigation.
Hockey Canada's board of directors approved a settlement of up to $3.5 million and paid for it using a fund in part made up of players' registration fees.
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