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Nova Scotia youth pleads guilty to three sexual assault charges
A 14-year-old minor hockey player in Nova Scotia pleaded guilty to three charges in youth court in Truro.
The charges involve sexual assaults against two teammates, who were also minors at the time.
Police said a mini hockey stick was used against one victim, who was 13.
The boy had originally pleaded not guilty in May, but changed his plea at a hearing on Nov.
2.
A separate assault charge involving one of the three victims will be withdrawn, a Crown attorney said.
A second boy facing similar charges pleaded guilty to one charge in September.
The two accused cannot be identified under a publication ban required by the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
A 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty in Nova Scotia youth court to sexual assault with a weapon and two counts of sexual assault.
The charges relate to a hockey team gathering in Colchester County in October 2025.
A 13-year-old rookie was pinned down and assaulted with a mini hockey stick, according to facts read in court.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 2027.
The accused and victims cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
- Who
- A 15-year-old boy, the second of two accused teens.
- What
- He pleaded guilty to sexual assault with a weapon and two counts of sexual assault.
- When
- The pleas were entered on Nov. 2, 2026.
- Where
- Youth court in Truro, Nova Scotia.
- Why
- The charges stem from an assault during a hockey team gathering; the sources do not state a motive.
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The under-15 hockey team gathered at a teammate’s home in Colchester County.
The first victim’s father went to the RCMP and filed a complaint.
The accused boy pleaded not guilty to the three charges, according to CBC.
The other accused teen pleaded guilty to sexual assault with a weapon.
The boy pleaded guilty to all three charges in youth court.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for the boy.
- Age at time of incident
- 14
- Age of first victim
- 13
- Location of team gathering
- Colchester County, Nova Scotia
- Weapon described by police
- Mini hockey stick
- Number of guilty pleas
- 3
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