Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen charged in sexual assault investigation: VPD

Darpan News Desk Vancouver Police, 27 Jan, 2022 12:24 PM

Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen was charged Thursday with sexual assault following a Vancouver Police investigation.

BC Prosecution Service approved one count of sexual assault against Virtanen, 25, in relation to an incident that occurred in Vancouver on September 26, 2017, when Virtanen was playing in the National Hockey League.

VPD launched an investigation in May 2021, after the now-23-year-old victim came forward to police. The Canucks severed all ties with Virtanen last summer. He plays in Russia right now.

Virtanen is not currently in custody.

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Former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen charged in sexual assault investigation: VPD

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