Glasgow Clan have suspended head coach Malcolm Cameron and chief executive Gareth Chalmers after signing a player accused of rape following backlash from fans.
The Scottish ice hockey side announced they had signed Lasse Uusivirta on Thursday September 29 only to perform a dramatic U-turn hours later, with all announcements of the Finn's signing taken down from social media. Glasgow Live reports that the club has since cancelled the signing of the 33-year-old, and that chairman Neil Black has moved to suspend two of his leading men.
After the signing was announced it emerged that Uusivirta had been arrested in the USA on rape charges in 2013 - but fled the country 'with no intention of returning', according to the assistant district attorney who handled the case. He was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old female student on the campus at the University of Alabama Huntsville, where he also played for the college team.
