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Accused hockey players' sexual assault trial remanded

The next court date for three Ontario Hockey League players accused of sexual assault will be February 25. The date was set on Monday morning.

The next court date for three Ontario Hockey League players accused of sexual assault will be February 25.

The date was set on Monday morning.
 
Current Greyhounds Nick Cousins and Andrew Fritsch and former Greyhound Mark Petaccio were charged in late-August with sexual assault after an incident at a local residence.
 
Cousins, Fritsch and Petaccio were charged with sexual assault on August 25.
 
At the time of the charges, Cousins was a Philadelphia Flyers prospect and Fritsch had been drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes.
 
Cousins was recently named Ontario Hockey Legue player of the month for January 2013.
 
The three accused were not present at the courthouse on Monday morning.
 
Earlier SooToday.com coverage of this ongoing story:
 
 

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A graduate of Loyalist College’s Sports Journalism program, Brad Coccimiglio’s work has appeared in The Hockey News as well as online at FoxSports.com in addition to regular freelance work with SooToday before joining the team full time.
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