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Members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate last fall will not face trial.
The four accused, who were 16 and 17 at the time of their arrest, were charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement.
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One of the accused was referred to extrajudicial sanctions in February and the charges were withdrawn in June.
The other three were due to stand trial next month.
But in Lethbridge court on Thursday, their cases were resolved with peace bonds and the charges were dropped.
Police have said that a 16-year-old boy was assaulted in a locker room at a high school in Lethbridge after normal hours last October.
After charges were laid, the school’s football program was suspended and then canceled for the rest of the season by the Lethbridge School Department.
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