who are facing sexual assault charges in connection to an alleged attack on a woman in a hotel room room have elected to have a trial by jury., who will be tried together as a group, were granted their request during a court appearance Tuesday in London, Ont. It will likely be several more months before a trial date is scheduled.
Last month, London police charged Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton with sexual assault. All five are current or former NHL players. Each has denied the accusations and promised to vigorously defend themselves in court.The charges stem from an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of June 19, 2018. A woman identified in court documents as E.M. told police that she met some of the junior players at a bar in downtown London.
An initial police investigation was closed without charges in February, 2019, but the case came to light after TSN reported that E.M. had settled a $3.55-million lawsuit againstIn January, all five men, who continued to play professionally, went on leaves from their respective teams after they were ordered to surrender to police.
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