Hockey Canada CHL sexual assault lawsuit overview:
- Who: A parliamentary subcommittee is set to vote on whether Hockey Canada executives will need to testify over a settlement made to resolve sexual assault allegations against a group of eight Canadian Hockey League members.
- Why: The subcommittee wants to know if any public money was used to fund the undisclosed settlement agreement.
- Where: The alleged assault occurred at a hotel in London, Ontario.
Hockey Canada executives may be asked to testify before a parliamentary subcommittee over the decision to settle a complaint accusing eight members of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) of sexually assaulting a woman.
The alleged sexual assault, which involved some of the members of Canada’s 2017-18 World Junior team, occurred in 2019 in a London, Ontario hotel after the conclusion of a Hockey Canada event, reports TSN.
While the amount of the settlement agreement has not been made public, the unidentified plaintiff behind the lawsuit had asked for an award of $3.55 million.
The sexual assault allegations against the CHL players were never proven in court and none of the defendants chose to file a response, reports TSN.
Canada’s Minister for Sport, Pascale St-Onge has ordered a subsequent audit into the finances of Hockey Canada to find if any taxpayer funds were used for the settlement agreement.
A vote on whether Hockey Canada executives must testify before the parliamentary subcommittee will occur as soon as today, according to Saskatoon-Grasswood Representative Kevin Waugh, reports TSN.
Hockey Canada execs would be required to turn over docs
Hockey Canada executives would be required to testify about the allegations of abuse and to present any and all documentation related to the settlement agreement.
The subcommittee is made up of 11 members, including five liberals, four conservatives, one member of the Bloc Quebecois, and one member of the NDP, reports TSN.
Any testimony given by Hockey Canada executives — who can be subpoenaed if they decline to testify — would reportedly be made available to the public.
The National Hockey League (NHL) announced last month that it was opening its own investigation into the allegations, notifying the NHL Players’ Association earlier this month of its intention to do so, reports TSN.
A class action lawsuit was lobbied at the Quebec city of Longueuil in 2020 over claims it was responsible for the alleged sexual abuse of junior hockey players by a former Montreal police officer and hockey coach.
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