Beretorn
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Post by Beretorn on Sept 8, 2006 11:03:37 GMT -5
Officer sues VandenBussche for $10.2 M
Canadian Press
9/6/2006 9:31:57 AM
TORONTO (CP) - A former Pittsburgh Penguins right-winger accused of assaulting an Ontario Provincial Police officer is the subject of a $10.2 million lawsuit filed on behalf of the officer.
Ryan VandenBussche, 33, already faces charges of assaulting a peace officer, assault causing bodily harm, resisting arrest and threatening death or bodily harm.
The charges and now the lawsuit stem from the alleged assault of Const. Hector Jibbison during a brawl involving roughly 40 people in Turkey Point, Ont., southwest of Hamilton, over the Canada Day long weekend.
VandenBussche was Tasered and pepper spray by police outside the Turkey Point Hotel after the incident.
He will return to a Simcoe, Ont., court on Sept. 26 to set a trial date.
In a statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court on Sept. 1, Jibbison's lawyer said the officer suffered a broken nose, deviated septum, several cuts, scraps and bruises, dental damage, headaches, blurred vision and swelling as a result of the alleged assault.
The claims have not been proven in court.
The lawsuit, filed in Toronto by lawyer Selwyn Pieters, seeks $5 million in general damages, $2 million for shock and mental distress, aggravated damages in the amount of $1.5 million and $1.5 million in punitive damages, plus other costs.
VandenBussche played 20 games with the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins last season and is now an unrestricted free agent.
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