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A troubled former professional football player who played for teams in B.C. and Ontario is once again back in court.

Joshua Joseph Boden, 29, was charged last month with assault in connection with an incident that took place on March 13 in Surrey and involved a female complainant.

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Boden was released on $1,500 bail on March 21, but was charged on March 30 with breaching an undertaking or recognizance.

His next appearance on those charges is April 11.

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Boden is also scheduled to go to trial in provincial court in Vancouver in June for allegedly breaching his probation.

Boden was given a practice roster position as a receiver with the B.C. Lions before the 2006 season and did play some games, but he was cut in the spring of 2008, shortly after he was charged with assault, theft and mischief in connection with an incident involving his ex-girlfriend.

In August of that year, the Crown stayed the charges after the complainant faltered on the witness stand. Boden went on to briefly play for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.