Dan Robson
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Robson |Katie Strang
LONDON, Ont. - As the highly publicized Hockey Canada sexual assault trial neared its end, defense attorney Megan Savard sought to dismiss a stereotype that she said unfairly hindered the accused. "It is this insidious idea that hockey players, by virtue of the fact that they play closely together on a team in professional sports, naturally protect their own," Savard said during her closing statement.
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nytimes.com | Katie Strang |Dan Robson
LONDON, Ont. - The Hockey Canada sexual assault trial has concluded after eight weeks of testimony, evidence and submissions, with a judge's decision to follow late next month. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote are all charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in June 2018 in which E.M. - whose identity is protected by a publication ban - has said she was sexually assaulted over the span of several hours in a London, Ont., hotel room.
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nytimes.com | Katie Strang |Dan Robson
LONDON, Ont. - The Crown targeted a number of rape myths and stereotypes Thursday, challenging defense tactics and legal arguments, introducing case law about trauma response and memory, and arguing on behalf of E.M.'s credibility and reliability as a witness in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial.
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nytimes.com | Katie Strang |Dan Robson
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nytimes.com | Katie Strang |Dan Robson |Kamila Hinkson
LONDON, Ont. - Defense attorneys began delivering their closing arguments in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial on Monday, attacking the complainant's testimony as containing a "cornucopia of credibility and reliability concerns" and suggesting that she has re-tooled her narrative to present herself as a victim to evoke sympathy from friends and family and in pursuit of the civil lawsuit she settled in 2022.
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The prosecution and the defense have finished presenting evidence in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial. Closing submissions will be heard next week. W/t @KatieJStrang https://t.co/6AaRVbZZWf
