Five members of the 2018 world junior hockey team have been told to surrender to London, Ont., police to face charges of sexual assault, according to two sources.
The pending charges are connected to an alleged group sexual assault of a woman in a hotel room. The incident occurred following a Hockey Canada fundraising gala in June, 2018, where the players were honoured for their win at the world junior championships.
The players, who have not been charged yet, have been given a set period of time to present themselves at London police headquarters, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation who The Globe is not naming because they have not been authorized to speak on the case.
Because the charges haven’t been filed yet. The London, Ontario police have asked them to turn themselves in so they can do that. We are hearing about it because those players are taking a leave of absence from their NHL teams.
The London, Ontario police said there will be a press conference on Monday February 5th to announce the charges. Then we will know exactly who is involved and the charges being raised.