It’s not just Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, and Callan Foote. Many men in hockey, men in sports, men in general, commit sexual violence against women with impunity.
Hockey Canada has settled 21 sexual assault “allegations” since 1989. And these are just the cases that have been brought to and settled by Hockey Canada. Who knows how many rapes/sexual assaults male hockey players have actually committed against women with no recourse or justice for the women.
The recent report published by the Israeli Dinah Project about Hamas’ sexual violence against Israeli victims on October 7, 2023 took me back to two essays by the Palestinian feminist activist and writer (a citizen of Israel), Samah Salaime.
Dealing with the criminal justice system as a victim of sexual assault can be frustrating and even traumatizing. You don’t need to go through it alone.
