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Associated Press
Feb 1, 2007, 8:49 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) -Former Montreal Canadiens star Guy Lafleur's 22-year-old son was charged Thursday with sexual assault involving a minor.

Mark Lafleur was charged with sexual assault, assault with a weapon, uttering threats and false imprisonment. A bail hearing is scheduled for Monday.

"They're devastated," Lafleur's lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, said of his client's famous hockey family.

Rancourt said the younger Lafleur has Tourette's syndrome.

"I'm going to let the judge know Monday that my client needs psychiatric and physical treatment for his illness, Tourette syndrome, and probably a drug addiction," Rancourt said.

Rancourt said Lafleur would enter a detox program Friday and that he has his family's support.

"Evidently, he will have the support of his devastated parents," the lawyer told reporters. "They're supported him for a long time and that will continue so that he gets the help he needs."

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Guy Lafleur appeals for public to respect his silence on arrested son

CanWest News Service

Mark Lafleur, 22, was charged Thursday with sexual assault involving a minor, assault with a weapon, uttering threats and false imprisonment.

In a brief insert in his regular hockey column for the Journal de Montreal on Sunday, the former NHL star said it’s been a difficult time for his family.

“It’s impossible for me, at the moment, to comment on the incidents that have been the subject of so much discussion in the public and in the media since my son was charged,” Lafleur wrote.

“I hope you will respect my silence.”

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Guy Lafleur's son to undergo psychiatric tests and return to court in a month

Canadian Press
Published: Monday, February 05, 2007

MONTREAL (CP) - The son of Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur is to undergo more psychiatric tests after being charged with sexual assault involving a minor, armed assault, uttering threats and forcible confinement.

Mark Lafleur, 22, appeared in a Montreal courtroom today and is to return to court in about a month.

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