Junior hockey players sex assault sentence a wake up call to young men, advocate says [Video]

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The recent sentencing of former junior hockey player Noah Corson has renewed calls for young men to better understand consent and the law, an advocate says.

On Monday, the ex-Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) player was sentenced to two years less a day in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during group sex involving two other players back in 2016.

Corson, the son of former NHL player Shayne Corson, received his sentence in Drummondville, Que., from Judge Paul Dunnigan.

The assault happened in Drummondville, with the two other boys who were both then 17-year-old minors. They both pleaded guilty in youth court and their identities are protected by a publication ban. Corson, now 27, was 18 at the time and played with the Drummondville Voltigeurs. Corson had testified he believed the girl was at least 16.

Dunnigan based his ruling not on the victim’s claim that she did not consent to …