Five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team who have been charged with sexual assault have elected to have a trial by jury, their lawyers said.
The Globe and Mail first reported on the lawyers' statement earlier today. The players' request to be tried together was granted during a court appearance Tuesday in London, Ont., according to the Globe.and Alex Formenton with sexual assault. McLeod faces an additional charge for"being a party to the offence." Each has denied the accusations.
She alleges that after they were done, the player secretly texted World Junior teammates and invited them to come to his hotel room to also have sex with her. E.M. alleges that she was then sexually assaulted for several hours and that the players forced her to record two cellphone videos saying that she had consented to the sexual activity.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)