Trial to start in February for N.S. youths charged in hockey hazing sex assault case

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The charges stem from alleged assaults on three victims on Oct. 3, somewhere in Colchester County, the municipality northeast of the Halifax region.


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As well, one of the accused is facing a separate assault charge that stems from an alleged assault on one of the three victims between Oct. 1, 2025, and Dec. 30, 2025, in the Truro, N.S., area.

On Feb. 5, the organization that governs hockey in the province said that on Jan. 30, a minor hockey player came forward with allegations that were forwarded to police. The RCMP later said the youth reported being assaulted during a private team gathering in October.

When the allegations were made public, Hockey Nova Scotia confirmed that a youth team in the Truro area had been suspended.

The Mounties have said they collected statements from multiple witnesses, which led to new allegations indicating other offences had occurred at different locations.

Four youths were arrested in early February, but charges were laid against only two of them before the end of that month.

Both of the accused, now 15 years old, were released from custody and are subject to court orders prohibiting them from contacting three people. The two are also prohibited from entering public dressing rooms unless they are with an adult.

They pleaded not guilty to the charges in May.

Their joint trial starts on Feb. 22 and is slated to continue on Feb. 25, March 1, 2, 4, 22 and 23, and April 1.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2026.

Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press