Hockey Assault Trial: Complainant Cross-Examination Sparks Drama
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 6:20 am
In a tense courtroom battle off the ice, defence attorneys intensify cross‐examination of the complainant in a sexual assault case involving hockey players. The proceedings have turned into a dramatic showdown full of legal jabs and courtroom theatrics.
Court has heard that Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton and Cal Foote were all 18 or older at the time of the alleged offence, in June, 2018. Each has pleaded not guilty
We're back in Superior Court in London, Ont., to bring you the latest updates from the ongoing trial of former world junior hockey players.
A defence lawyer representing one of five hockey players on trial for sexual assault suggested Monday the complainant led his client to a bathroom to have sex and actively participated in the encounter. Daniel Brown, who represents Alex Formenton, suggested during cross-examination that the woman…
A defence lawyer for one of five hockey players accused of sexual assault is expected to cross-examine the complainant at the players' trial today.
A defence lawyer for one of five hockey players accused of sexual assault is expected to cross-examine the complainant at the players' trial today.
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