Overview

• Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham finished closing arguments June 13, asserting that videos of the complainant saying “it was all consensual” were coerced lip service rather than proof of voluntary consent
• Prosecutors argued the accused failed to take reasonable steps to confirm the woman’s consent to each sexual act in a London hotel room on June 19, 2018
• Defence counsel countered that the complainant initiated consensual contact with four players and that Cal Foote did not engage in any sexual contact
• All five defendants—Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote—have pleaded not guilty in the judge-alone trial before Justice Maria Carroccia
• The case has drawn national scrutiny over consent standards in sports and has highlighted calls for Hockey Canada to improve its handling of sexual assault allegations