5 hockey players acquitted in sex assault trial
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The Hockey Canada trial elevated questions about consent, amateur hockey culture in Canada and the way police investigate sexual-assault cases.
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -Five former players on Canada's 2018 world junior ice hockey team have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room that year, a judge said on Thursday.
Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Michael McLeod were found not guilty of sexual assault in a verdict shared by Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia on Thursday in London, Ontario, according to The Athletic's Sean Gentille and Hailey Salvian.
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