Sexual assault charges against three former McGill football players were dropped Monday due to new evidence.
Lawyers claim they received new evidence from the plaintiff’s roommate relating to a 2011 incident with a Concordia student.
The evidence supported the three men's claims the men are innocent.
CTV Montreal spoke with the lawyer for one of the accused, former Redmen player Guillaume Tremblay. His lawyer, Debora De Thomasis said police obtained a statement from the woman's roommate who said the men did not assault her and that what happened was consensual.
The plaintiff and her friend met the men at a bar and then went back to the players' apartment.
The plaintiff claimed she woke up a few hours later not knowing what happened, but after a few days her memory came back to her and she went to police.
The three former McGill football players, Ian Sheriff, Brenden Carriere and Guillaume Tremblay were then charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement.
The man maintained their innocence and even continued to play for McGill's football team. The players quit when the charges became public more than a year later.
Neither McGill nor Concordia Universities are commenting on the dropped charges.
De Thomasis also said her client isn't talking to the media, but the three men may release a statement later this week.
De Thomasis also said she is also considering a civil suit for damages to her client's reputation.
