Judge acquits all 5 former Hockey Canada players in sex assault trial: Read the full decision
Hamilton Spectator2 days ago
One of the most watched criminal cases in recent memory has
ended with acquittal for all five ex-NHL players
, who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018.
The verdicts in the
Hockey Canada
trial, read in a
nearly five-hour marathon on Thursday
by Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia, came after months of testimony and years of public litigation over allegations that had captured the country's attention and sparked a reckoning about the handling of sexual misconduct in professional sports.
Carroccia said she did not find the testimony of E.M., the complainant whose identity is shielded by a publication ban, 'to be either credible or reliable,' and the Crown 'cannot meet its onus on any of the counts before me.'
Read Carroccia's full decision below:
ended with acquittal for all five ex-NHL players
, who were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018.
The verdicts in the
Hockey Canada
trial, read in a
nearly five-hour marathon on Thursday
by Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia, came after months of testimony and years of public litigation over allegations that had captured the country's attention and sparked a reckoning about the handling of sexual misconduct in professional sports.
Carroccia said she did not find the testimony of E.M., the complainant whose identity is shielded by a publication ban, 'to be either credible or reliable,' and the Crown 'cannot meet its onus on any of the counts before me.'
Read Carroccia's full decision below:
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