Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole has been anonymously accused of sexual assault. In a Twitter post, a woman alleged an abusive relationship with Cole that began when she was a minor.
She further alleges, citing a conversation with another NHL player, that Cole bragged to his teammates about assaulting minors. She also claims he asked her to bring her high school classmates to their liaisons.
Altogether, the allegations portray a yearslong pattern of behavior that, if true, should have been known to at least some teammates and other team personnel. The question is: Which team, or teams, do the woman’s allegations refer to?
