LONDON, Ontario — A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the sexual assault case involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.
The ruling from a judge in Ontario means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.
McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offense of sexual assault.
The trial began Wednesday and the prosecution’s first witness only briefly took the stand before testimony was put on hold for legal arguments that took place in the absence of the jury.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia brought jurors back Friday morning and informed them that they were being discharged.
The charges against the players relate to an encounter that took place in a hotel room in Ontario in June 2018 when many of the team’s members were in London for a Hockey Canada gala.
Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, who was on the 2018 World Junior Championship hockey team, had been named a prospective witness in the trial. He has said on multiple occasions that he was not there, was not part of the incident and has cooperated with Hockey Canada’s investigation into the matter.
The Post’s Corey Masisak contributed to this report.
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