The LPS has called a news conference for Monday, when it’s expected more details will be released.
It’s alleged the incident occurred following a Hockey Canada gala in the southwestern Ontario city in June 2018, when the players were honoured for their victory at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The police service closed the case in 2018, then reopened it in 2022 in response to public outrage following a lawsuit.
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NHL players Michael McLeod of the New Jersey Devils and Dillion Dubé of the Calgary Flames have been charged with sexual assault related to an alleged group incident in 2018 in London, Ont., when they were members of Canada’s World Junior hockey team.
McLeod’s lawyers confirmed the charges Tuesday in a statement to CBC News.
Less than an hour later, Dube’s lawyers, Louis Strezos and Kaleigh Davidson, confirmed charges against the native of Golden, B.C., also 25.
The LPS has called a news conference for Monday, when it’s expected more details will be released.
Court documents from 2022 revealed London police believed they had reasonable grounds to accuse five players of sexually assaulting a young woman in a hotel room.
The police service closed the case in 2018, then reopened it in 2022 in response to public outrage following a lawsuit.
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