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4 Lethbridge football players charged with sexual assault

A file photo of a locker room. Kira Hofmann / Getty Images

Lethbridge police have charged four members of the Chinook High School football team after a fellow player was allegedly sexually assaulted in a locker room.

Police say on Oct. 3, a 16-year-old boy was forcibly confined and sexually assaulted in a locker room at Chinook High School, after regular school hours. The victim and accused are all members of the football team.

Police obtained and executed a search warrant at the high school the next day and say they seized a weapon.

On Tuesday, police arrested three boys at the high school. The fourth suspect turned himself in.

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Two of the suspects are 17 years old and two are 16 years old. They have been charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and unlawful confinement.

Police have released them from custody with conditions of no contact with the victim and they are banned from Chinook High School.

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“As the accused are all are under the age of 18, the Youth Criminal Justice Act prohibits the release of their names.” Lethbridge police said in a statement Wednesday.

“There is no evidence to suggest any ongoing risk to other students in relation to this matter and the school remains open.”

All four boys have a youth court date slated for Oct. 25.

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