Overview

• Five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team—Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote—are on trial for alleged sexual assaults in a London, Ont., hotel room on June 19, 2018.
• Defence counsel argued the complainant consented to the sexual encounters, initiated group activity and later crafted false allegations to deflect responsibility.
• Crown prosecutors maintained that McLeod invited teammates into his hotel room via a group text offering a “three-way” without the complainant’s knowledge and that she was too intoxicated to provide informed consent.
• The trial hinged on the complainant’s capacity to consent and her credibility amid graphic testimony of fear, dissociation and “autopilot” compliance after initial consensual sex with McLeod.
• Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia will weigh the competing accounts and evidence before issuing her ruling on July 24.