In a letter posted on Montreal's website, Molson said Mailloux, who was selected in the first round (No. 31) of the 2021 NHL Draft, has yet to earn the privilege to attend training or rookie camp. The 18-year-old had requested prior to the draft that teams not pick him because of a criminal charge he incurred while playing in Sweden.
"Logan is a young man who committed a serious transgression," Molson said. "He is genuinely remorseful about the pain he has caused. He is committed to becoming a better person, and we will work with him through this process."
After being drafted, Mailloux said he regretted the actions he took in November, which led to the conviction when he was playing for SK Lejon in Sweden's third division. He was also fined for invasion of privacy and defamation.
"During an intimate moment with a young woman, I took a picture of us without her consent," Mailloux said in a statement to begin his media availability on Saturday. "I sent it to my teammates to impress them. It was totally irresponsible and a stupid act that I committed without thinking twice. For that lack of judgment on my part I was fined by Swedish law.
"I do not think that I earned the right to be drafted. I just think my main goal is bettering myself as a person and as a character and [from] a community standpoint moving forward.
"And if that's going to be in Montreal, then I'm going to be looking forward to it."
Though the Canadiens will not have Mailloux at camp, they pledged support for the defenseman and woman involved in the incident, as well as acknowledging the complaints they have received since Friday.
"First and foremost, regarding the young woman who is the victim, I want to say that we do not minimize what she has had to, and continues to have to, live through," Molson said. "No one, especially not an 18-year-old, should have to suffer through a traumatic experience like this. We are there to support her and her family and respect their privacy.
"Our selection of Logan was never intended to be disrespectful towards her or her family, or more generally towards women or other victims of similar situations. Our decision was not intended, in any shape or form, to be an endorsement of the culture of violence against women."
Molson said the Canadiens will develop a plan to raise awareness and educate young men and young women about the issues surrounding the Mailloux controversy, using their resources to turn a controversial decision into an agent for change.
"We gave Logan a second chance, but in doing so, we failed to properly assess the impact of our decision on the victim and on anyone who have suffered in similar circumstances," Molson said. "Once again, I want to apologize to everyone impacted by our decision."
Mailloux said he had had multiple meetings and interviews with Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin throughout the year leading up to the draft but did not talk to him after he announced he was withdrawing his name on Tuesday. He was ranked No. 23 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting.
"We will work closely with him, give him the support he needs to -- and I know he's been remorseful about the incident, which we truly don't agree with in all sense of the word," Bergevin said Friday. "But he's a young man who made a serious mistake of judgment, and we really have to work with him, and we did talk to him and he's fully aware of that and very remorseful."
Mailloux said he has been in counseling with a therapist for months.
"At this moment, I'm just continuing my counseling, and I don't have a plan set out specifically," he said. "But I know that in the near future, I'm definitely going to be doing some steps and taking some actions to sort of better myself and the community as much as I can."
