Canadian Junior Ice Hockey Team Sexual Assault Case Ends in Mistrial

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of five former Canadian junior ice hockey players accused of sexual assault. Get the latest updates.

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of five former members of Canada's world junior ice hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel in 2018. The announcement was made by Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia on Friday.

🚨🇨🇦 MISTRIAL DECLARED IN CANADA JUNIOR HOCKEY SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE

🔹Judge Maria Carroccia declared a mistrial just two days into proceedings

🔹Involves five players from Canada’s 2018 gold medal-winning junior team

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The mistrial was declared just two days after the trial had begun, and the jurors were subsequently discharged.

The five former Canadian junior ice hockey team members - Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Carter Hart, and Alex Formenton - face charges of sexual assault stemming from a 2018 hotel incident. McLeod also faces an additional count of being a party to an offence. All players have pleaded not guilty.

The incident allegedly occurred in June 2018 at a hotel in London, Canada, following a Hockey Canada gala celebrating the team's world junior championship win earlier that year. Due to the mistrial, a new trial will be held, with jury selection set to begin on Friday.