The five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Juniors hockey team who were charged with sexual assault and acquitted. Left to right; Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter HartÌý
Listen: Reflecting on the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial
All five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team accused of sexual assault have been found not guilty, ending one of the most closely watched trials in Canadian sports.
The five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Juniors hockey team who were charged with sexual assault and acquitted. Left to right; Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter HartÌý
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Guest:ÌýÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Star court reporter Jacques Gallant
All five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team accused of sexual assault have been found not guilty, ending one of the most closely watched trials in Canadian sports.ÌýThe case centred on a woman known publicly only as “E.M.†due to a publication ban. Her allegations against the players shook the sport, triggered years of scrutiny, reopened a police investigation, and fueled a national reckoning over Hockey Canada’s handling of sexual misconduct. After eight weeks of testimony, Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia ruled the Crown failed to meet the burden of proof, raising doubts about the reliability of key evidence.
But while the players were acquitted, key questions remain. How do we define consent? Can the justice system support those who come forward while also meeting such a high legal threshold? And what does this outcome say about how society grapples with power and accountability?
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
Star reporter Jacques Gallant covered this trial from the beginning, and he joins This Matters to explain what we learned inside the courtroom and what might happen next.Ìý
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