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Woman claims she was sexually abused by eight hockey players in the home she shared with her boyfriend

Woman claims she was sexually abused by eight hockey players in the home she shared with her boyfriend

The Ontario Hockey League said in a statement that it learned of sexual harassment allegations from a 32-year-old woman on Wednesday, with the junior hockey league taking the matter “very seriously.”

In a television interview that aired in Canada on Wednesday, a woman claimed she was sexually abused by eight OHL players in 2014 at a home she shared with a 19-year-old hockey player she was dating.

The 19-year-old was playing in the OHL at the time, although it is unclear whether he is one of the eight players the woman has accused of sexual assault.

The woman added that some of the players who allegedly sexually abused her went on to play in the NHL.

An NHL statement said the league’s leadership was “deeply disturbed by any allegations of this nature.” We have no information beyond the media report from Wednesday evening.

The OHL is taking new sexual assault allegations against former players “very seriously”

None of the woman’s allegations have been heard in court, nor has any report named any of the players accused in the matter.

The woman said she filed a report with Ontario Provincial Police earlier this year.

The OHL is considered the best junior hockey league in the world, where many future NHL stars practice their craft before becoming international stars.

The most famous NHL alumni include Wayne Gretzky, Connor McDavid, Eric Lindros, John Tavares and Chris Pronger.

There is no indication which OHL teams also had players involved in the incident. The OHL is only for players ages 16 to 20.

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