US EditionDefence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players’ sex assault trial
- The cross-examination of E.M., the complainant in the 2018 sexual assault case involving five ex-players from Canada's national junior hockey team, proceeded this week in London, Ontario.
- The questioning focused on discrepancies between E.M.'s 2018 police statements and her trial testimony, with defense lawyers alleging her behavior suggested consent.
- E.M. Testified about trauma shortly after the event, recalling crying and attempting to leave while also denying knowledge of some players' actions and stating she did not consent.
- The five accused—McLeod, Hart, Formenton, Dube, and Foote—pleaded not guilty following charges laid in early 2024 after a 2022 civil lawsuit settled by Hockey Canada for an undisclosed amount.
- The trial continues with further defense cross-examinations amid instructions that the 2022 lawsuit cannot be used as proof of guilt, underscoring legal and factual complexities.
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Defence Continues Cross-Examining Complainant at Hockey Players’ Sex Assault Trial
Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, agreed under cross-examination Wednesday that she took on a “porn star persona” as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men in June 2018. The complainant said that was the role the men were putting her into and she believed she wouldn’t be able…
Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial
Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, agreed under cross-examination Wednesday that she took on a “porn star persona” as a coping mechanism while in a hotel room with the men in June […]
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