E.M. did not give ‘valid consent' to ex-Hockey Canada players, Crown argues at sex assault trial
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The sexual assault trial that began in late April for five former Hockey Canada world junior players continued today in Ontario Superior Court in London.
Assistant Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham resumed her closing arguments, responding at length to submissions put forth by the defence teams.
She argued there has been no 'fundamental change' in E.M.'s narrative of the alleged assaults from 2018 to today.
She also took aim at the defence argument that the allegations at the centre of this trial were somehow motivated by potential financial gain, noting E.M.'s civil settlement with Hockey Canada was concluded before the sex assault charges were laid.
The proceedings are expected to wrap up in the afternoon. Justice Maria Carroccia will deliver her decisions on July 24.
All five men — Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote — have pleaded not guilty to alleged sexual assaults at a hotel in June 2018.
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