Trial set for Lethbridge high school football players charged with sexual assault
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LETHBRIDGE, AB – Three members of a Lethbridge high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate are scheduled to go to trial in the fall.
The accused boys, who are 16 and 17, are charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement.
Police have said a 16-year-old boy was assaulted in a locker room of Chinook High School after regular hours last October. They said the offence did not involve hazing.