Vancouver Canucks ahead Jake Virtanen has been positioned on go away after allegations of sexual misconduct.
“We’ve got grow to be conscious of the regarding allegations made about Jake Virtanen,” the crew mentioned in a press release Saturday. “Our group doesn’t settle for sexual misconduct of any type and the claims as reported are being handled very significantly by us. We’ve got engaged exterior experience to help in an impartial investigation and we have now positioned the participant on go away as we wait extra data.”
Virtanen was not on the ice for the crew’s morning skate Saturday forward of a matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A lady, who requested to stay nameless for “worry of public backlash, advised Glacier Media that she met Virtanen in September 2017. She mentioned the 2 agreed to satisfy and that Virtanen picked her up and drove her to a Vancouver lodge, the place a sexual assault came about.
“I could not consider that I mentioned no and he did not take that for a solution,” the girl advised Glacier Media. “I felt violated and gross and needed to go away.”
The lady mentioned she contacted the police, however there are at the moment no costs pending.
The NHL is conscious of the allegations and is monitoring the state of affairs. The NHL doesn’t have a particular home violence coverage, dealing with instances on a person foundation. Sometimes, rulings are made by commissioner Gary Bettman.
It’s uncharacteristic of the NHL to punish gamers with out corroborating proof, police or courtroom data, or a sufferer coming ahead.