Trial to start in February for NS youths charged in hockey hazing sex assault case - BERITAJA

Two insignificant lucky players successful Nova Scotia are scheduled to guidelines proceedings early adjacent twelvemonth for alleged intersexual assaults that were reported aft a hazing ritual past fall.

Neither of the accused appeared successful provincial younker tribunal connected Monday erstwhile a judge successful Truro, NS, confirmed the proceedings for some youths will commencement Feb. 22 successful the aforesaid courthouse.

Eight days person been scheduled for the proceedings successful February, March and April, pinch a pretrial convention group for Aug. 20 of this year.

None of the allegations has been tested successful court, and the identities of the accused and the complainants are protected from publication nether the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Court documents show the 2 accused — some 14 astatine the clip of the alleged offenses — person each been charged pinch 2 counts of intersexual battle and 1 count of intersexual battle pinch a weapon, which constabulary person described arsenic a mini lucky stick.

The charges stem from alleged assaults connected 3 victims connected Oct. 3, location successful Colchester County, the municipality northbound of the Halifax region.

As well, 1 of the accused is facing a abstracted battle complaint that stems from an alleged battle connected 1 of the 3 victims betwixt Oct. 1, 2025, and Dec. 30, 2025, successful the Truro, NS, area.