Five former 2018 Members of the Junior Hockey team in Canada’s world were not found guilty of a sexual attack on Thursday, July 24, after the trial in London, Ontario, with the judge, saying that the complaint’s submission of the complaint is “reliable or reliable.”
“I cannot rely on the evidence of (accused) and then, taking into account the evidence of all this trial, I conclude that the crown cannot be in line with any of my cases against me,” said Judge Maria Carrocia.
Michael McLod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foe and Alex Formenton were accused of sexual attack. Mcleod faced a second accusation of a crime party, and he was also found innocent of this charge. Everyone admitted to innocent. Hart was the only testimony to the defendant.
Carroccia made a decision on Thursday stating its reasoning. Yuri was rejected twice, once after an eight -week court declared early illegality, and it was decided that the judge was deciding on the case.
Players 2018 June London was attended by the Hockey Canada celebration, honoring the World Junior Championship team that won the gold medal. The tournament is for players under the age of 20. Police say suspected assault occurred in a hotel room after the defendants met a woman, then a 20 -year -old bar.
The trial of former Canadian junior hockey players was held in the Court of Justice in London, Ontario.
According to the Canadian network TSN, the woman testified that she had a consensus with Mcleod and saw him in correspondence while going to the bathroom. He left the room and soon returned with two others, she said. Others also later entered the room.
“I close and allow my body to do what I needed to do to protect me,” she told the court for the net. “It seemed like a safe thing was to give them what they wanted.”
But the judge said: “In this case, I found a true consent that did not cause fear,” Athletic said.
Carroccia approached the video of the consent that McLeod recorded with the woman. The judge said the woman “did not show any signs of intoxication” in the videos and “did not talk about talking”, CBC. Carroccia said she believed that the woman was exaggerated at her level of intoxication.
The CBC also stated that the judge noted that the woman talked about the story “her truth”, not the “truth”.
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The initial investigation of the London Police Department was closed in 2019. February Without any taxes. It was updated in 2022. July, two months after the TSN reported that May Hockey Canada had paid an undisclosed agreement to a woman suspected of $ 3.55 million.
Players were accused of 2024. February
Detective SGT. Katherine Dann from the Police Department’s sexual attack and violence against children said that additional witnesses had been talked about at the time and additional evidence was collected, starting from 2022.
“I can confirm that some of this evidence was not when the investigation was completed in 2019,” she said at a press conference. “This is one study, not two. Evidence that was collected in 2018 and 2019.
NHL conducted his investigation, but said he would not reveal his conclusions until the legal case was completed. Commissioner Gary Bettman called the accusations “nasty.”
Everyone except formenton was with NHL teams at the time they were charged and picked up holiday leaves. 2024. June Their teams were loosening them without giving them qualifying offers, making them free agents.
The New Jersey Devils, 26 -year -old Harty, Filadelphia Flyers, 27 Dubé, Calgar Flames and 26, played three NHL teams, mostly recently, most recently, most recently, The Deils. The 25 -year -old Formenton played Otawa senators by 2021-22.
This article initially appeared in USA Today: Hockey Canada Test: Five Players acquitted by a sexual attack