Ontario man sues estate of former Winnipeg hockey coach accused of sexual assaults
CTV
WARNING: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing. An Ontario man is suing the estate of a former Winnipeg hockey coach who he alleges repeatedly sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager in the 1990s.
WARNING: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing
An Ontario man is suing the estate of a former Winnipeg hockey coach who he alleges repeatedly sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager in the 1990s.
The man, who is identified only as John Doe in the suit, filed a statement of claim in Manitoba's Court of King's Bench in December against the estate of Robert Dawson.
Winnipeg police charged Robert 'Bob' Dawson with historic sexual assaults, along with multiple child pornography offences, in September 2021, after two people reported they had been assaulted between 1993 and 1995.
Following the charges, the former hockey coach was found dead inside a St. James area hotel in October 2021. The claim says Dawson died by suicide.
John Doe, now in his 40s, intends to seek a publication ban and sealing order to protect his identity, according to the claim.
The claim alleges the man was 12 to 13 years old when he met Dawson, who was coaching his hockey team, in the 1992/93 hockey season. It says Dawson “progressively pursued a relationship of trust,” with the boy – offering him rides to and from hockey practices, taking him to Winnipeg Jets games, and inviting him to watch movies and TV at his house.
