A sexual assault trial involving five former world junior hockey players has raised pressing issues surrounding hockey culture, consent, and the legal system's treatment of sexual assault cases. The woman known as E.M. testified about being assaulted in a hotel in June 2018. All five players have pleaded not guilty. Legal experts suggest that the trial's outcomes will initiate broader conversations about the handling of sexual violence in sport and society, with Judge Maria Carroccia expected to elaborate on her legal reasoning for the verdicts.
The case centres on a woman, known in court as E.M., who testified she was sexually assaulted over several hours in a London hotel in June 2018.
Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod have all pleaded not guilty, and the issues raised will be debated long after the trial.
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