A former member of Nova Scotia's Olympic sailing training program is suing the national and provincial governing bodies for the sport, alleging they failed to act when she reported a sexual assault.

The complainant from British Columbia says she was assaulted by a teammate in July 2024, during the time she was training and working as a sailing coach in Nova Scotia. She was 21 years old at the time.

The $9-million lawsuit alleges the complainant reported the assault 10 days after it occurred to supervisors at Sail Canada and Sail Nova Scotia, and that they ignored her and retaliated against her.

"My client reported the rape, but sailing authorities failed to take it seriously," Mike Smitiuch, a lawyer representing the complainant, says in a release. "Sail Canada and its Nova Scotia affil

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