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‘She's not an honest or a reliable witness': Defence challenges complainant's credibility as closing arguments begin at Hockey Canada trial

‘She's not an honest or a reliable witness': Defence challenges complainant's credibility as closing arguments begin at Hockey Canada trial

Toronto Star2 days ago

LONDON, Ont. — The complainant in the high-profile Hockey Canada sexual assault trial was a 'fully consenting participant' who fabricated her allegations because she didn't want to admit she chose to be 'sexually adventurous' in a hotel room full of men she had just met, the defence argued Monday at the start of closing arguments.
The central issue in the case is whether the woman, whose identity is covered by a standard publication ban, consented to sexual activity with Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote, all members of the 2018 Canadian world junior championship team, in a room at the Delta Armouries hotel in the early hours of June 19, 2018, when she was 20 years old.

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