WATCH ABOVE: David Foucher, one of two Ottawa hockey players charged in a sexual assault case, appeared at the Thunder Bay court house Tuesday afternoon.
TORONTO- The case of two University of Ottawa men’s hockey players charged with sexual assault has been remanded until November 4 after court proceedings began Tuesday.
Guillaume Donovan, 24, and David Foucher, 25, have been charged with sexual assault involving a 21-year-old female victim concerning a Feb. 2, 2014 incident in Thunder Bay.
Sources say Donovan did not appear in court, but Foucher was present and represented by duty counsel. A publication ban has been extended to both men, presumably in an attempt to protect the identity of the victim.
The Ottawa team was in Thunder Bay to play against Lakehead University in a division game; the incident occurred at the West Arthur Street hotel where Ottawa players were staying, “in the early morning hours of February 2, 2014,” according to Thunder Bay police.
Police said they became aware of the complaint through a third party on February 25, a day after the university’s Sports Services department said they received allegations of serious misconduct on the part of some members of the team.
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The university has said the charges don’t affect the decision to suspend the men’s hockey program for the entire 2014-15 season.
The decision to suspend the team into the 2015 season and to fire the coach were the result of an internal review conducted by independent experts organized by the university.
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