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The trial against five hockey players charged with sexual assault in a case dating back to 2018, when they were members of Canada’s gold medal-winning world junior team, opened on Wednesday with the Crown delivering its opening statement. A detective was expected to testify in the afternoon, but the jury was sent home early so the judge could work out a matter that transpired over the lunch break.
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone who’s been impacted by it.
The woman at the centre of the case against five former world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault didn’t say “no” and wasn’t physically restrained, but she also didn’t consent to what happened in a hotel room in June 2018, the Crown said during opening statements in London, Ont., on Wednesday.
“This is a case about consent and equally as important, this …
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