More legal arguments are expected this week in the sexual assault case involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team as they prepare to face trial this spring.
Dylan Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged early last year with sexual assault in an incident in London, Ont., that happened nearly six years ago.
Ottawa Senators Alex Foremanton during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Friday, April 29, 2022; Newark, NJ, Friday, Oct. 27, New Jersey Devils defenseman Cal Foote before an NHL hockey game in 2023; New Jersey Devils’ Michael McLeod during an NHL hockey game in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023; Calgary Flames center Dillon Dube during an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, and Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart during an NHL hockey game in Uniondale, N.Y., Saturday, April 3, 2021.
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McLeod faces an additional charge of being a party to a crime of sexual assault.
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All five players are expected to plead not guilty. A jury trial is scheduled to begin in London on April 22 before Superior Court Justice Maria Caroscia.
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Any evidence or arguments presented at this week’s hearing — or a similar hearing held last fall — cannot be reported at this time due to a publication ban.
The initial police investigation was closed without charges in 2019 and then reopened three years later. Police have released little information about the investigation but said they were able to lay charges after gathering new evidence.
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