Sex assault survivors after Hockey Canada executives’ testimony: ‘Get out of the way now’
Global News
Alongside calls for Hockey Canada executives to resign, former players who allege abuse are speaking out in reaction to committee testimony, calling for more change.
Hockey Canada and other league executives spent three hours in front of Parliamentarians on Wednesday, defending their handling of sexual assault allegations that have recently come to light.
Alongside calls for Hockey Canada executives to resign, former players who allege abuse are speaking out in reaction to the testimony, calling for more change.
“They’re not focused necessarily on doing the right thing,” Greg Gilhooly, an alleged survivor of disgraced Winnipeg minor hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James, told Global News in reference to Hockey Canada executives’ handling of the sex abuse allegations.
James pleaded guilty to abusing two players in 2012, and as part of the plea deal at the time, charges related to Gilhooly’s case were dropped.
Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith defended the organization’s handling of the 2018 accusations Wednesday before the heritage committee, saying the organization made the decision to settle with the complainant’s needs in mind.
“We made the decision to settle on behalf of Hockey Canada and the other named defendants,” Smith said.
“And we did so in the best interest of the young woman in protecting her privacy and also her benefit going forward.”
In May, TSN first reported that eight unnamed members of the 2018 world junior team had been accused of a group sexual assault after a gala event in London, Ont., that year — and that Hockey Canada had quietly settled a lawsuit with the complainant earlier this year.
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