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Ottawa Redblacks defensive back Teague Sherman has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and was released by the CFL team just two days after turning himself in to police, this newspaper has learned.

Sherman, 30, was told by Ottawa police sexual assault and child abuse detectives to turn himself in last week.

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The allegations against him date back to November 2017, when police began investigating a sexual assault complaint made against Sherman involving three female complainants. Sherman has since been charged with two counts of sexual assault.

Police charged him Thursday but did not detain him. He was released by police on a promise to appear in court on Aug. 2.

Sherman was listed in the Redblacks’ lineup for last Thursday night’s home game against the Calgary Stampeders. He was pulled from that lineup an hour before game time and did not play.

The Redblacks announced Saturday that they had released Sherman. They have since added defensive back Mikaël Charland to the practice roster. The organization gave no reason for the roster change at the time.