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Read the full text of the judge's verdict in the Hockey Canada sex assault trial

Read the full text of the judge's verdict in the Hockey Canada sex assault trial

Yahoo25-07-2025
Justice Maria Carroccia's acquitted five former Canadian world junior hockey players of sexual assault in a high-profile trial in London, Ont. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote had been charged in relation to a 2018 incident involving the complainant, identified as E.M. due to a publication ban, in a London, Ont., hotel room. 'Considering the evidence in this trial as a whole, I conclude that the Crown cannot meet its onus on any of the counts,' she said, adding that she did not find the complainant's testimony to be 'either credible or reliable.'
Read the full text of the Ontario Superior Court justice's verdict, which was delivered in a London courtroom on July 25, 2025:
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