US EditionHockey Canada interviews among evidence excluded from ex-junior players’ jury trial
- Three accused hockey players spoke to an investigator hired by Hockey Canada about a 2018 incident, but their statements were excluded from their criminal trial.
- Prosecutors intended to use the interviews against the accused players if they testified.
- Justice Bruce Thomas stated that the statements were obtained under undue pressure and could render the trial process unfair.
- The judge accepted most defense arguments for exclusion based on fairness concerns, marking the interviews as compelled.
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St Catharines Standard‘I just didn’t care’: Why a Hockey Canada investigator’s ‘unfair’ probe led to the exclusion of a ‘virtual treasure trove’ of evidence
The players were “compelled” to sit for an interview with Hockey Canada. But they weren’t told the investigator knew police wanted access to a probe she said would remain confidential.
·Hamilton, Canada
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