Know the full story.
The story is documented in print and on screen, and the law is on the record. Start here.
Last updated: November 1, 2026
Where to learn more, and how to help
The story is well documented, in books, films, and the reporting. Take it in, point others toward it, and turn what you learn into support for the people already doing the work.
Read & watch
Read the books
We Breed Lions
Rick Westhead, foreword by Stephen Brunt
The investigative reporter's account of the culture behind the headlines, and the people who tried to hold it accountable.
The 2025 hardcover has no source notes, and some dates and case statuses in it differ from the court record. Its trial account ends at the July 24, 2025 verdict, before the players’ return to NHL play, Hockey Canada’s 2026 appeal-board finding, and the Corson retrial order. Check against the judgment.
Cover: Random House Canada.
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Crossing the Line
Laura Robinson, McClelland & Stewart, 1998
A quarter-century before this case, journalist Laura Robinson documented the same machinery: abuse in junior hockey and the institutions that close ranks to protect it.
Cover: McClelland & Stewart.
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Code of Misconduct
Sébastien Trahan's documentary follows the trial as it unfolds, and the culture around it.
Key art: Urbania.
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Hockey Canada Scandal: Inside Our National Sport
The Fifth Estate, CBC, 2022
The Fifth Estate examines the national shame inside Canada's game, and the history that suggests 2018 was not an isolated incident.
Key art: CBC, The Fifth Estate.
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Your rights & options
The law in the US
- Consent must be freely given, and it can be withdrawn at any time.
- There is no consent if a person is incapacitated, unconscious, or asleep.
- Definitions and degrees of assault vary by state.
- Many states have removed or extended time limits for felony sex crimes.
General info, not legal advice. Laws differ by state. See rainn.org/laws (opens in a new tab).
Reporting
- Hospitals can provide a forensic exam (a SANE exam), often 24/7.
- In most states a kit can be collected and stored before you decide whether to report.
- Reporting to police is your choice, on your timeline.
- Under VAWA, the exam itself should be available at no cost to you.
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