The key legal issues at the heart of the Hockey Canada verdict | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sean Fine
Publication Date: July 24, 2025 - 19:54

The key legal issues at the heart of the Hockey Canada verdict

July 24, 2025

The key issue in the sexual-assault trial of five former members of Canada’s national junior hockey team, which ended in an acquittal on Thursday for all five men, was whether the complainant voluntarily consented to the sexual activity.

The Crown had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that E.M., as she was known to protect her identity, did not consent when she was with the five players in a hotel room in London, Ont., in June, 2018.



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