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By The Staff The Canadian Press
Posted May 14, 2025 6:48 am
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World junior sex assault trial: Defence claims complainant had ‘clear agenda’
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from prosecutors today.
Defence lawyers finished cross-examining the woman Tuesday, and the Crown now has the opportunity to follow up on any topics raised in that process.
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This will be the woman’s ninth day on the stand. She cannot be identified under a standard publication ban.
Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.
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McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.
The charges stem from an encounter that took place in a London, Ont., hotel room in the early hours of June 19, 2018.
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