US EditionDefence Wraps Its Case in Hockey Players’ Sex Assault Trial
- The sexual assault trial involving five former Hockey Canada players took place in Ontario Superior Court in London, continuing in its seventh week in 2025.
- The case began after a 2018 police investigation was closed due to insufficient evidence, but London Police Service reopened it in 2022 following media reports and a civil lawsuit settlement.
- The complainant known as E.M. Alleged assaults at a hotel in June 2018, and expert investigator Lyndsey Ryan led the second probe, describing E.M.'s initial self-blame as normal in sexual assault cases.
- Four accused men—Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Alex Formenton, and Cal Foote—chose not to testify, and all five defendants pleaded not guilty to charges including multiple counts of sexual assault.
- With both Crown and defence cases concluded, closing arguments from five legal teams are scheduled before Justice Maria Carroccia on June 9, marking the trial's next phase.
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Testimony finishes in high-profile Hockey Canada trial as defence rests case
LONDON, ONT. — Defence teams on Monday finished calling evidence in the trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a downtown London hotel room seven years ago.
The London free Press
Testimony finishes in Hockey Canada trial as defence rests case
Defence teams have finished calling evidence in the trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a downtown London hotel room seven years ago.
St Catharines Standard
The Toronto StarThe defence has closed and the Hockey Canada sex assault trial is ending. Here’s what matters from six weeks of evidence
The Crown and defence have completed their evidence at the Hockey Canada sex assault trial. Here’s what you need to know to catch up, starting with the basics.
Detective, last witness at Hockey Canada sex assault trial, says not adding to E.M.’s trauma was top of mind
The sexual assault trial that began in late April for five former Hockey Canada world junior players has been adjourned in Ontario Superior Court in London. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin the morning of June 9. WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone impacted by it. The detective in charge of the second London, Ont., police investigation that led to …
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