The Ottawa Senators have suspended Assistant General Manager Randy Lee effective immediately.
Lee was charged with harrassment by police in Buffalo after a shuttle driver alleged Lee touched him on the shoulders and made lewd comments during a short drive to a hotel.
Lee has already appeared in a Buffalo court. He's due to appear again next month.
The Senators are now gearing up for the NHL entry draft that begins a week from tonight. Randy Lee would have been a key member of the Senators draft team.
Senators General Manager Pierre Dorion has released the following statement:
“As our hockey club’s initial statement made clear, our Hockey Team – and our organization as a whole – will always hold our leaders, coaching staff, players and employees to the highest standards of behaviour.
Harassment in any form is unacceptable, whether it occurs inside or outside the work place. As a result, and with all the care and caution required in such cases, we have spent the past two weeks listening carefully to, and consulting with our community, our fan base and our partners to understand their expectations on the matter.
The suspension is effective immediately and applies both to Lee’s work with the Ottawa Senators and our AHL team in Belleville."
The suspension will be reviewed after Lee's next court date July 6th.