Five players on 2018 Canadian junior team reportedly asked to surrender to face sexual assault charges

Five members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team have reportedly been told to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. The charges stem from an alleged incident at a Hockey Canada golf and gala event in London, Ontario, in June 2018. The Globe and Mail, citing unnamed sources, is reporting that the players have been given a set period of time to turn themselves in to London Police Service headquarters. This would mark the first time police have laid any charges in a scandal surrounding Hockey Canada that began gathering national media attention nearly two years ago. The governing body came under fire in 2022 when a woman alleged that eight players, including members of the 2018 world junior team, sexually assaulted her in a hotel room following the gala event. Hockey Canada settled the case for an undisclosed amount. The alleged incident, along with other allegations involving the 2003 World Junior team, led to a period of reckoning for the sport and prompted leadership changes within Hockey Canada. All allegations against the five players have yet to be proven in court.

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