Montreal Alouettes fullback Christophe Normand reportedly taken into custody
Posted August 25, 2022 6:48 pm.
Last Updated August 26, 2022 10:16 am.
UPDATE: Addition of Alouettes statement on Friday saying Normand has been suspended by the team.
Montreal’s Canadian Football League team says they’ve been made aware of allegations regarding fullback Christophe Normand.
The Montreal Alouettes said in a statement Thursday evening that “The organization is taking this matter seriously and is trying to gather as much information as possible. The Alouettes will make no further comment at the moment.”
The Montreal Alouettes have been made aware of the allegations regarding Christophe Normand. The organization is taking this matter seriously and is trying to gather as much information as possible. The Alouettes will make no futher comment at the moment.
— Alouettes de Montréal (@MTLAlouettes) August 26, 2022
As of Friday morning, the Alouettes stated, “Normand is suspended until further notice pending accusations of leuring.”
“To respect all parties involved, we will wait for the end of the investigation,” says Mario Cecchini, President of the Montreal Alouettes. “As of now, Christophe is suspended until further notice”.
Early in the day on Thursday, other media outlets reported Normand was accused of having communications with someone under the age of 16, “with a view to facilitating the commission of an offence against him,” of a sexual nature, such as assault or possession of obscene material.
It is also reported that Normand was taken into custody by Quebec Police Thursday morning.
