Justice Maria Carroccia discharged the jurors in the sexual assault trial of five former world junior hockey players. Both the defence and Crown agreed that the trial would go ahead with a judge alone. The decision was sparked by a note a juror sent to the judge. CBC’s Katie Nicholson explains.
Justice Maria Carroccia for a second time discharged the jury at the trial of five former Team Canada world junior players.The trial will proceed before a judge alone, meaning determining the guilt or innocence of the accused men will be up to Carroccia.Earlier, we heard more testimony from a former teammate of the accused.Tyler Steenbergen testified E.M., the complainant, was asking players to have sex with her on the night of the alleged assaults.The accused — Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod — have all pleaded not guilty.WARNING: Court proceedings include graphic details of alleged sexual assault and might affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone who's been affected.