Toronto private school promises independent assault probe

TORONTO — A Toronto private school at the centre of a police probe into allegations of assault and sexual assault says it sent another video to investigators.

St. Michael’s College School says it’s unaware if the video is new or a duplicate of one that police are already investigating.

In a statement, the school also says it’s launching a “rigorous independent examination” into attitudes and behaviours that are “inconsistent with its culture and values.”

Eight students have been expelled and another was suspended in the wake of multiple incidents, one of which involved an alleged sexual assault. On Friday, the school said it had also reported a third incident.

Police sources say the incident under investigation involved a group of students on the football team pinning down another student and allegedly sexually assaulting him with a broom.