The Ontario Hockey League says it is aware of a CTV news report of a sexual assault alleged to have been committed by OHL players in November 2014.
"The OHL first learned of these allegations on Wednesday, and had no previous knowledge of the alleged event. The league takes allegations of this nature very seriously and will cooperate with any corresponding police investigation," the league said in a news release.
The CTV report was regarding a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a group of former junior hockey players from the same team in 2014 at one of the players' billet home.
The woman, players and team involved were not identified.
"The OHL recognizes the courage required for victims of sexual assault to come forward with their experiences, and would always desire to see justice served and perpetrators held to account.
"For nearly a decade, the OHL has educated its players and staff on their responsibility to demonstrate respect for women through the OHL ONSIDE program. This annual mandatory workshop is facilitated locally to OHL clubs by educators from the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres and promotes the importance of respectful relationships between young men and women in their communities," the news release said.
