The Crown prosecuting five former junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman took aim at defence criticisms of her
A lawyer for one of the five former world junior hockey players being tried for sexual assault took aim at Hockey Canada, London police
The lawyers representing five hockey players on trial for sexual assault called their accuser’s evidence “an exercise in fact-finding frustration.”
It started, Michael McLeod’s defence lawyer said, with “a white lie.” It’s ended up in a London courtroom where five 2018 Team Canada junior hockey players are on trial over sexual assault allegations that David Humphrey called “preposterous.” Humphrey, the first of the five defence legal teams to give a closing argument, described the 27‑year‑old […]
Testimony has finished in the trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman
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Legal arguments over potential evidence inconsistencies dominated Wednesday morning’s proceedings at the high-profile Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
A member of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team testified he was “never worried” about the woman at the centre of the sexual assault trial involving five of his teammates
A second jury has been dismissed and the case will be proceeding by judge alone at the sexual assault trial of five players from Canada’s championship-winning 2018 world junior hockey team.