Boston University leading hockey scorer Corey Trivino, who was drafted by the New York Islanders in 2008, was arrested Sunday night and faces multiple charges stemming from an incident with a female student, the student newspaper BU Today reported Tuesday.
Men’s hockey coach Jack Parker dismissed Trivino, a senior forward, from the team.
“He is no longer associated with the BU hockey team,” Parker said, according to the newspaper.
Trivino was charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery, two counts of breaking and entering in the nighttime and one count of assault with attempt to rape for allegedly entering a woman’s room and attempting to kiss and fondle her against her will.
Trivino, from Toronto, was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty. He either could pay $25,000 bail or surrender his Canadian passport, the newspaper reported. He was ordered to leave his BU dormitory.
Dean of students Kenneth Elmore told BU Today that Trivino can attend classes until he is suspended or expelled.
“We appreciate that the judge in this case takes the matter seriously,” Elmore said, according to the newspaper. “He used his process and we will use ours as fast and as thoughtfully as we can to carefully listen to all the charges and make sure that no one is harmed.”
Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Cameron Merrill told the court that witnesses claim that an intoxicated Trivino pushed his way into the woman’s room and started kissing and fondling her against her will.
The woman told him to leave and he did, according to the newspaper. She then called BU police, who arrived a short time later and put Trivino under arrest.
Trivino leads Hockey East with 13 goals this season and is tied for eighth with 17 points.
