


Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team were acquitted of sexual assault on Thursday following a high-profile trial involving one complainant, identified only as E.M. due to a publication ban. Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia found Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote not guilty of sexual assault after saying that the complainant’s testimony was not found to be “either credible or reliable.” “Considering the evidence in this trial as a whole, I conclude that the Crown cannot meet its onus on any of the counts,” she said. Outside the London, Ont., court, the complainant’s lawyer called the verdict “devastating.” Read her full statement, as well as reaction from the Crown and the chief of London Police Services.