US EditionEx-world juniors’ sex assault trial to continue with judge alone after jury dismissed
- On Friday, the jury was discharged in the sexual assault trial involving five former Canadian junior hockey players, with the case now being decided solely by the presiding judge in London, Ontario.
- The jury dismissal followed concerns about juror bias triggered by a note alleging some members felt defence lawyers mocked them, risking a mistrial that would restart the case.
- The trial relates to an alleged 2018 sexual assault in a London hotel room following a Hockey Canada championship gala, with several witnesses including the complainant having testified.
- Carroccia stated her concern that negative feelings about defence counsel could affect verdict fairness, while defence lawyers denied any inappropriate behaviour and lamented losing a jury trial.
- The judge-alone trial aims to avoid further harm or trauma to the complainant and is expected to last around eight weeks, proceeding under Carroccia’s sole verdict determination.
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Judge Dismisses Jury for Sexual Assault Trial of 5 Hockey Players After Jurors Claim Attorneys Made Fun of Them
Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton are on trial for the 2018 sexual assault of a womanBen Jackson/NHLI via Getty Cal Foote in January 2024An Ontario Superior Court judge dismissed the jury in the sexual assault trial of hockey players Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Cal Foote and Alex FormentonThis dismissal came one day after a juror submitted a note to the judge on behalf of other jurors, calling o…
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Judge dismisses jury in Canadian hockey sexual assault case after complaint about defense behavior
The judge handling the trial of five hockey players accused of sexual assault has dismissed the jury after a complaint that defense attorneys were laughing at some of the jurors. Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia will now handle the…
Fate of sexual assault trial for five ex-junior hockey players now solely in hands of judge
LONDON, ONTARIO — A stunning development emerged in the high-profile sexual assault case involving five former Team Canada junior hockey players, as its jury was discharged — leaving the final verdict solely in the hands of the judge, Justice Maria Carroccia.The five players — Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod, who was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 2016 — stand accused of sexually assaulting a woman in …
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