Jake Virtanen is being sued by woman alleging sexual misconduct

Jake Virtanen of the Vancouver Canucks, who has been on leave from the team since allegations of sexual assault came to light last month, is now being sued by the person at the centre of the accusations. Court documents were filed Wednesday.

According to the lawsuit, the alleged sexual misconduct took place in September of 2017 when the woman was 18 years old. The complainant is not being named to protect her identity.

"The actions of Virtanen were reckless, arrogant, high-handed, abusive and show a callous disregard for the wishes of the plaintiff," the suit claims. "Virtanen came up behind the plaintiff and began kissing her neck and putting his hands all over her body. The plaintiff allegedly shrugged Virtanen off."

The documents claims Virtanen then «became more persistent in his attempt to have sex with the plaintiff." but she told him "no."

The plaintiff claims she suffered post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, nightmares, insomnia, and nervous shock from the alleged incident. The amount of money being sought has not been disclosed. Virtanen has rejected all requests for comment on the allegations.

Source: VancouverIsAwesome.com

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