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Content advisory: This article includes allegations of sexual assault.

The Ontario Provincial Police has acknowledged that one of its employees did not follow the organization’s policy when an alleged victim of sexual assault called a local detachment earlier this year to report an incident involving eight former junior hockey players.

The woman, who is now 32, said she contacted the OPP on Feb. 28 to report an alleged assault in November 2014.

OPP spokeswoman Gosia Puzio wrote in an email to W5 that alleged sexual assault victims in Ontario need to file reports with the police force in the jurisdiction where the alleged assault took place. In this case, a civilian employee breached OPP policy by not remaining on the phone with the alleged victim until they reached the appropriate person.

“In response to your inquiry, the Ontario Provincial Police takes all allegations of sexual assault seriously and recognizes the courage it takes for victims to come forward,” Puzio …

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