Judge declares mistrial in London hockey case
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London, Ont. – Justice Maria Carroccia has declared a mistrial in the trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.
A mistrial is a trial that is not successfully completed due to a significant error or problem that prevents a fair verdict from being reached.
Justice Carroccia ruled that media may report on her ruling but may not publish more details about the decision. A media consortium is challenging that publication ban.
A new trial is scheduled to begin later today with a new jury of 14 members.
Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, and Carter Hart are charged with sexually assaulting a woman identified in court documents as E.M. in June 2018 at a London hotel following a Hockey Canada golf and gala event. McLeod faces a second sexual assault charge as a party to the offence.
The defendants have pleaded not guilty.
More to come.