Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial
- Five current or former NHL players face allegations of sexual assault in Ontario stemming from an incident in 2018.
- The players have opted for a jury trial, asserting their confidence in a fair judgment based on evidence.
- Legal representatives of the accused players plan to plead not guilty and defend against the accusations, with the next hearing scheduled for April 30.
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Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial
LONDON, Ont. — Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team who are charged with sexual assault in a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have chosen to be tried by a jury. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault last month. McLeod is also facing an additional charge of sexual assault for “being a party to the offence.” In a joint statement, their lawyers said the five players…
Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial
LONDON, Ont. — Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team who are charged with sexual assault in a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have chosen to be tried by a jury. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault last month. McLeod is also facing an additional charge of sexual assault for “being a party to the offence.” In a joint statement, their lawyers said the five players…
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