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HALIFAX — Canada's men's world junior hockey team is facing another allegation of group sexual assault, this time involving members of its 2003 roster.
"Hockey Canada is committed to bringing an end to the culture of silence in hockey," reads the organization's statement."That is why we are publicly calling for anyone with knowledge of this incident to come forward to police, and we are being transparent in how we learned of this alleged assault and the steps we are taking to address it."
"We believe the alleged incident from 2003 should be investigated by the authorities, and we urge the police to open an investigation into this disturbing situation," said Hockey Canada's statement."Hockey Canada will co-operate with and support the authorities in every way we can, and we once again urge anyone who may have relevant information about this alleged incident to contact Halifax police immediately.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that there needs to be a"real reckoning" at Hockey Canada as the organization continues to deal with the fallout related to its handling of the alleged sexual assault in June 2018 and out-of-court settlement.
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