Defence cross-examination in hockey assault trial
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 6:20 am
In a courtroom drama with unusual sporting overtones, defence lawyers wrapped up their cross-examination of a former junior hockey player accused in a sexual assault trial involving ex‐teammates. This focused legal showdown has sparked attention as it unpacks disturbing behaviors off the ice with a touch of irony.
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Michael McLeod told police in a 2018 interview that he recorded the complainant giving consent because “it was a weird situation that I wasn’t expecting was going to happen with all the guys coming in.”
Video played in court shows now-retired sergeant telling Michael McLeod that he has no plans to arrest or charge him
Defence lawyers are expected to finish cross-examining a former member of Canada's world junior hockey team today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates.
Defence lawyers are expected to finish cross-examining a former member of Canada’s world junior hockey team today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays in the NHL for the Vegas Golden Knights, began testifying by videoconference last Tuesday at the…
Defence lawyers are expected to finish cross-examining a former member of Canada's world junior hockey team today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates.
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