The sexual assault trial that began in late April for five former Hockey Canada world junior players has been adjourned in Ontario Superior Court in London. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin the morning of June 9.
WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone impacted by it.
The detective in charge of the second London, Ont., police investigation that led to sexual assault charges against five former world junior hockey players testified Monday about how “overwhelming” it was for the complainant to hear in 2022 that the 2018 case was being reopened.
Det. Lyndsey Ryan, a defence witness, was the last person to testify at the trial, which began in late April in the southwestern Ontario city.
“I got the sense that this was opening up some wounds that she was trying to close,” Ryan said about the complainant, known as …