LONDON, Ontario (AP) — 5 members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey crew pleaded not responsible Tuesday and the jurors who will hear their sexual assault case had been chosen.
Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton had been charged with sexual assault final yr for an incident that allegedly happened in June 2018 after they had been in London, Ontario, for a Hockey Canada gala celebrating their gold-medal win at that yr’s world junior event.
McLeod is dealing with an extra cost of being a celebration to the offense of sexual assault.
The gamers, all wearing darkish fits, entered their pleas one after the other in a packed London courtroom as jury choice started Tuesday morning. None is on an NHL roster or has an energetic contract with a crew within the league.
By the tip of the day, 14 jurors and two alternates had been chosen.
The trial is anticipated to start Wednesday and final about eight weeks.
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