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BU hockey player arrested on sex assault charge

The Columbian
Published: February 19, 2012, 4:00pm

BOSTON (AP) — Boston University says Max Nicastro, a defenseman on its men’s hockey team, has been arrested on a sexual assault charge.

University police arrested Nicastro on Sunday on the Charles River Campus. BU Police Chief Thomas Robbins says his department and the Suffolk County district attorney’s office are investigating.

Robbins says the incident happened on campus. The university says a female student made the accusation. Few other details were released.

Nicastro, a junior from Thousand Oaks, Calif., is being held on $25,000 cash bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Brighton District Court.

Athletic director Michael Lynch says Nicastro has been suspended from the hockey team pending the outcome of the investigation.

A university spokesman did not immediately respond to an email Monday inquiring whether Nicastro is represented by a lawyer.

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