The Tampa Bay Lightning have suspended defenseman Ian Cole while the National Hockey League investigates allegations of sexual abuse
, the team announced Sunday. The NHL confirmed to CNN that the league is looking into the allegations, which were made by an anonymous Twitter account. The Lightning said they will cooperate with the league investigation. “Our organization takes these allegations very seriously,” the Lightning said in a statement. “While we continue to gather more details, we have decided to suspend Ian Cole, with pay, pending the results of an investigation.
In the tweet Friday, a woman claimed that she and Cole had a sexual relationship that started when she was a minor and that Cole had groomed her over a four-year stretch. The accuser, who is speaking out anonymously under the Twitter handle @emily_smith3333, said that Cole had pressured her into having sex multiple times while she was a minor even after he had made his debut in the league. She also accused Cole of emotional and sexual abuse.
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