The Tampa Bay Lightning have suspended defenseman Ian Cole while the National Hockey League investigates allegations of sexual abuse, the team announced Sunday. The NHL confirmed to CNN that the ...

Ian Cole of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates with the puck before a preseason game against the Florida Panthers at the FLA Live Arena Oct. 6, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning suspended defenseman Ian Cole after he was accused of grooming and sexually abusing a woman when she was a minor. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara ...

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ian Cole (28) before an NHL preseason hockey game against the Florida Panthers Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) AP Photo/Chris O'Meara ...

The accuser said Cole pressured her into having sex multiple times when she was a minor after he had reached the NHL. Skip to content. NOWCAST WESH 2 News at 10 PM.

“I was groomed by Ian Cole for four years, starting when I was a minor in high school,” the post read. “My first sexual encounter with Ian was when I was a minor in high school.

Ian Cole, a defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

The Tampa Bay Lightning suspended defenseman Ian Cole on Sunday night pending an investigation into allegations made on social media that he sexually abused a woman when she was a minor. In a ...