THUNDER BAY – The case of two former University of Ottawa hockey players facing sexual assault charges will continue into next year.
David Foucher and Guillaume Donovan have each been charged with one count of sexual assault after an alleged incident on Feb. 2 while their team was in Thunder Bay for a weekend series against the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
Neither Foucher nor Donovan were present at the Thunder Bay Courthouse on Tuesday morning when their case was called.
They were instead represented by local duty counsel, who was acting on instruction from their out of town lawyers.
The Thunder Bay Police Service began investigating the case in late February after receiving a third-party complaint about the incident, which allegedly happened at the Victoria Inn involving a 21-year-old victim.
The investigation, which was conducted by both the Thunder Bay and Ottawa police services along with the RCMP, concluded in August with the arrest of Foucher and Donovan.
The high-profile case made headlines across the country and sparked an internal University of Ottawa investigation, which led to the suspension of the men’s hockey program and the dismissal of head coach Rael Paiement.
Charges against the two accused have not been proven in court.
During their first appearance in September a publication ban on all evidence during the preliminary hearings.
Their next court date has been scheduled for Jan. 13.
