{"id":2163956,"date":"2024-01-31T13:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flyers-hart-among-four-nhl-players-charged-with-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:30:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:30:24","slug":"flyers-hart-among-four-nhl-players-charged-with-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flyers-hart-among-four-nhl-players-charged-with-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Flyers&#8217; Hart, three others charged with sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflyers-hart-among-four-nhl-players-charged-with-sexual-assault%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2163956&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Breaking News: NHL Players Charged \u2064in Alleged Sexual Assault<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Philadelphia Flyers goaltender\u200d Carter\u2063 Hart (79) against \u2062the \u2062Pittsburgh Penguins at\u200c Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric \u200dHartline-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 In a shocking turn \u200dof events, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart, along with \u2064three other NHL players, has been \u2062charged by police in \u200cLondon, Ontario \u2062in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by members\u200c of Canada\u2019s 2018 world\u200b junior team, \u2064according to their lawyers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u200c Hart, Mike McLeod and Cal \u2062Foote \u2062of the New Jersey Devils and Dillon Dube of the \u2064Calgary\u2063 Flames were also charged.<\/p>\n<p>Former NHL player Alex Formenton, a forward with HC Ambri-Piotta of\u200d Switzerland\u2019s National League, was\u00a0charged\u200d on\u200b Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the players recently\u2062 took a leave of absence from their respective teams.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are related to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victims-rights-advocate-wants-top-hockey-canada-officials-to-resign\/\" title=\"Victims rights advocate wants top Hockey Canada officials to resign\">alleged group sexual assault<\/a>\u2062 of a woman in\u200c June 2018 following a Hockey\u2064 Canada \u200bgolf and gala event\u200c where \u200cthe junior team was\u2063 being honored for their gold medal win\u200c at the world \u200djunior championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe act for\u2064 Carter Hart and confirm he has\u200c been charged \u200dwith one count of sexual assault,\u201d Hart\u2019s lawyers,\u2064 Megan Savard and Riaz Sayani, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is \u200binnocent and will \u200dprovide\u200b a full response to this false allegation in the proper \u2062forum, a court of law. Until\u2062 then, we have \u200bno comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Hart,\u200b who the Flyers\u200d selected with \u200bthe 48th overall pick of the 2016 NHL\u200b Draft, is in the\u2064 final year of a three-year \u200ccontract worth $11.9 \u2063million \u200dand has a \u206312-9-3 record this season.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dFlyers said in an email to Reuters they will \u201crespond appropriately to this very serious matter\u201d when the outcomes of the investigations are made\u200c public.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for\u2063 McLeod, Dube and Foote also said\u2062 their\u200d clients\u2064 will plead not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Hockey Canada did not immediately\u2064 respond when asked for comment in an email.<\/p>\n<p>McLeod, \u2062who was selected by the Devils\u200d with the 12th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, has 10 goals \u2064and nine assists in\u2062 45 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. McLeod denies\u2062 any criminal wrongdoing,\u201d\u200c David Humphrey \u2062and Seth Weinstein of Toronto-based \u200dlaw firm Greenspan Humphrey \u200cWeinstein\u2063 said in \u2062a statement. \u201cHe will be pleading not\u2062 guilty and will \u2064vigorously defend the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of\u200d the evidence has been \u2064presented, let alone tested in court. We \u200cask that \u200cthe public respect Mr\u2062 McLeod\u2019s privacy, and\u200d his \u200bfamily\u2019s privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Devils said in an \u2063email to\u2063 Reuters\u200c that they were told to refer\u2064 inquiries to the \u2064NHL,\u200c who \u2062did not \u200dimmediately reply when asked by\u200c Reuters for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Dube was selected by\u200c Calgary 56th overall in\u2064 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe London Police Service have charged Mr.\u200c Dube with sexual \u200bassault,\u201d Dube\u2019s lawyers, Louis Strezos and Kaleigh \u2064Davidson, said in a statement.\u200b \u201cHe will \u200cplead not guilty and \u2062maintains his\u200b innocence.\u200d He will defend the\u2062 allegations \u200cin\u2062 court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Flames said in a statement they had no knowledge of the pending charges when, on Jan. 21, they granted \u200dDube\u2019s request for a leave of\u2064 absence to attend\u2062 to his mental health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take this \u200bmatter very seriously.\u2063 Because the \u200bmatter is \u2063now pending legal proceedings, \u200dwe will have \u200cno further comment at this \u2063time, the Flames said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018FAIR TRIAL\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Defenseman Foote, \u2063whose father Adam Foote won the \u2062Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche\u200d in 1996 \u2063and 2001,\u200b signed as \u200ba \u2063free \u2062agent with New \u200dJersey last August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCal is innocent of the charge and will defend \u200dhimself against this allegation to clear\u200b his name,\u201d Cal Foote\u2019s\u200b lawyer,\u2062 Julianna\u2062 Greenspan, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is most critical at this \u2064time is the presumption of innocence, and the right to a fair trial that everyone in Canada is entitled to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The London \u200bPolice Service have called \u2063a \u200bnews conference for Monday \u200bwhen they are expected to release more details.<\/p>\n<p>Hockey \u2064Canada, the\u2063 sport\u2019s national governing \u200bbody,\u2062 came under fire when news broke in May 2022 of the alleged \u2063assault \u2062and subsequent out-of-court settlement that was paid for from player registration fees.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal\u2064 prompted the Canadian federal government to freeze Hockey \u2064Canada\u2019s funding \u2062for 10 months while a number\u2063 of \u200cmajor \u2062companies either paused or\u2064 canceled their sponsorships with the national governing body.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the scandal, Hockey Canada said it would no longer use the fund\u2062 financed by player registration fees \u2062to settle\u200b sexual assault claims while the organization\u2019s CEO and board of directors stepped \u2062down.<\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Toby Davis,\u200b Chris Reese and\u2064 Peter Rutherford<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Members \u2063of Congress \u200band the Biden Administration \u2064give reactions\u2062 to a suicide drone attack in \u2062Jordan that \u200dtook the lives of three\u200d American\u2062 soldiers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House Homeland Security Committee holds an impeachment\u2063 markup for \u200cAlejandro Mayorkas, Jack Smith will meet with Judge Cannon and\u2063 Ilhan\u2064 Omar puts Somalia first.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Michigan\u2019s upper peninsula Republican \u200dlegislators unanimously endorse Donald Trump for president ahead of the \u200bstate\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The ex-IRS contractor\u2064 responsible for\u2064 leaking former President\u2063 Trump\u2019s\u200b tax returns was sentenced to five years in prison on \u200cMonday. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first human \u200cpatient has\u200b received an implant from brain-chip startup \u200bNeuralink and is recovering well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A near-term global slowdown is\u200b causing\u200b pain, including bankruptcies, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musks-neuralink-implants-brain-chip-in-first-human\/\" title=\"Elon Musk implants brain chip in first human at Neuralink\">scrapped initial public offerings<\/a> and production cuts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>January 29, 2024 \u2013 6:18 AM PST (Reuters) \u2013 Microsoft\u00a0(MSFT.O)\u00a0is expected to report a 15.8% \u200cjump in quarterly revenue,\u2063 its best growth\u2026\u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>X \u2062is in\u200d the process of hiring 100\u2063 content moderators\u2062 for a new office in Austin, Texas \u200dthat will focus on fighting child \u200cabuse content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2062measures should sports organizations\u200c take to prevent and address sexual assault in order to create a safer environment for athletes and fans<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Breaking News: NHL Players Charged\u200c in Alleged Sexual Assault<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d a shocking turn of events, Philadelphia\u200c Flyers goalie Carter \u2063Hart, along with\u200d three\u2064 other NHL players, has been charged by police in London, Ontario, in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault \u2062by members of \u200bCanada\u2019s 2018 world\u200d junior team, according to their lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Hart, Mike McLeod and\u200d Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, and Dillon Dube of the \u2063Calgary Flames were also charged. \u2064Former \u2064NHL player Alex Formenton, a forward with HC Ambri-Piotta of Switzerland\u2019s National League,\u2064 was charged on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the players recently took \u200ba leave of\u200b absence from their \u2063respective teams.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are related to an \u200calleged group\u2063 sexual assault of\u200b a woman in June \u200c2018 following a Hockey \u200bCanada \u200bgolf\u200c and gala event where the junior team was being honored for their gold medal win \u200cat the world junior championships.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u200bact for Carter Hart and confirm he has\u2063 been charged with \u2064one\u200c count of sexual assault,&#8221; Hart\u2019s lawyers, Megan Savard and \u200dRiaz Sayani, said in a statement. &#8220;He is innocent and will provide a full response to this false allegation in\u2064 the proper forum, a court of law. Until then, we have no\u2063 comment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Hart, who the Flyers selected \u2062with the 48th overall pick of the 2016 NHL Draft, is in the final year \u2063of a three-year \u2062contract worth $11.9 million and has\u2063 a 12-9-3 record \u2063this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Flyers said in an email to Reuters they will &#8220;respond appropriately to\u2064 this very serious matter&#8221; when\u200b the outcomes of the investigations are made public.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for McLeod, Dube, \u2062and\u2064 Foote also said \u200ctheir clients will plead not guilty. Hockey Canada did not immediately respond when asked for \u200ccomment in an email.<\/p>\n<p>McLeod, who was selected by the Devils \u200dwith the 12th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, has 10 goals and nine assists in 45 \u2063games\u200c this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr.\u200c McLeod denies any\u200c criminal wrongdoing,&#8221;\u2064 David Humphrey and Seth Weinstein of the Toronto-based law firm Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein said in a statement. &#8220;He will be pleading \u2062not guilty and will vigorously defend the case. None\u2063 of the evidence \u200dhas been presented, let alone tested in court. We ask that the \u2064public respect Mr. McLeod\u2019s privacy, and his \u2063family\u2019s privacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Devils said \u200cin an email to Reuters that they were told to refer\u2063 inquiries to the NHL, who did not immediately reply\u2062 when asked for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Dube was selected by Calgary 56th overall in\u2063 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The London Police Service have charged Mr. Dube\u2062 with sexual assault,&#8221; Dube\u2019s lawyers, Louis Strezos and Kaleigh Davidson, \u2062said in a statement. &#8220;He will plead not guilty and maintains his innocence. He will defend the allegations\u200b in \u2062court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Flames said in a statement they had no\u2063 knowledge of the pending charges when, on Jan. 21, they granted Dube\u2019s request for a leave \u200cof absence to attend to \u200dhis mental health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We take this matter very seriously. Because the matter is now pending legal proceedings, we \u200cwill have no\u2063 further comment at this\u2062 time,&#8221; the Flames said.<\/p>\n<p>Defenseman Foote, whose father Adam Foote \u200dwon the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001, signed as a free agent with New \u200bJersey last August.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cal is innocent of the charge and will defend himself against this allegation to \u2062clear his \u200cname,&#8221; Cal Foote\u2019s lawyer, \u200dJulianna Greenspan,\u200c said\u200c in \u2063a statement. &#8220;What \u200cis most\u200b critical at this time is \u200dthe presumption of innocence, and the right \u2063to a fair \u2064trial that everyone in Canada is entitled to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063London Police Service has called \u200ba news \u2063conference for\u200c Monday when they are expected to release more details.<\/p>\n<p>Hockey Canada, the sport\u2019s national governing body, came under fire\u2063 when news broke in May 2022 of \u2063the alleged assault and subsequent out-of-court settlement that was paid for from player registration fees.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal prompted the Canadian federal government to freeze Hockey Canada\u2019s funding for 10 months\u2064 while \u2063a number of major companies \u2063either paused or canceled their sponsorships with the \u2064national governing body.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the \u200bscandal,\u200c Hockey Canada said it would no longer use the fund financed by player registration \u200cfees to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hockey-canada-names-former-supreme-court-justice-to-lead-governance-review\/\" title=\"Hockey Canada names former Supreme Court justice to lead governance review\">settle sexual assault claims<\/a> while the organization\u2019s CEO and board of directors underwent \u2063a review \u200bof their \u200dhandling of \u200cmisconduct allegations.<\/p>\n<p>These recent charges\u200b against\u200d NHL players further highlight the ongoing issues surrounding sexual assault in sports and the imperative need for thorough investigations and accountability. It\u2062 also emphasizes the significance of providing support and protection for survivors of sexual assault while \u200cmaintaining \u2064the principles \u2064of due process and fairness in legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2062the case unfolds, it is \u2064crucial that the legal system ensures a fair trial for all parties involved and that justice is served accordingly. The \u200crepercussions of these allegations can have far-reaching impacts on the players, \u2064their \u200bteams,\u200c and the sport \u2062as\u200c a whole. It is important \u200bthat the appropriate authorities handle the matter with sensitivity, \u2062transparency, and the utmost dedication to uncovering the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it\u2062 is vital \u200dfor sports organizations to prioritize the implementation \u200dof robust policies and protocols to address and prevent sexual assault, ensuring the safety and well-being of \u2063players, staff, and fans \u200calike. This includes\u2064 proper education, training, and resources to create a culture \u2063of respect,\u200b consent, and zero \u200btolerance \u2063for any form of harassment or abuse.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2064 details of this case continue to emerge, it is a critical\u200b moment to reflect on the broader issue of sexual assault in sports and rally for meaningful change. Through a collective effort, we can work towards a future where all individuals can participate, compete, and enjoy sports free from the fear of sexual violence. Only by addressing such\u2064 challenges head-on can we strive for a more equitable and inclusive\u2064 sporting community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart, along with three other NHL players, has been charged by London, Ontario police in relation to an alleged sexual assault investigation. 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