VPD: Jake Virtanen, 25, charged Thursday with sexual assault in relation to incident that occurred in Vancouver Sept. 26, 2017, when Virtanen was playing in the NHL

VPD launched investigation in May 2021, after the now-23-year-old victim went to police. Virtanen not in custody.

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