Hockey Assault Trial: Defence Grills Complainant in Ongoing Cross-Examination

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 5:20 am

In what can only be described as a courtroom face-off reminiscent of sudden-death hockey overtime, defence lawyers are relentlessly grilling the complainant in a sexual assault trial involving former junior hockey players. As both sides spar over conflicting accounts, the legal drama intensifies with each pointed question.

theglobeandmail.com / Ex-QMJHL player Noah Corson to serve jail time in Quebec sex-assault case

Judge Paul Dunnigan found Corson guilty on Feb. 9, 2024, saying he did not take all reasonable measures to verify the age of the victim, who was 15 at the time of the assault

theglobeandmail.com / Defence lawyer questions Hockey Canada complainant during sexual-assault trial

All five accused men have pleaded not guilty

cbc.ca / Defence resumes cross-examination of complainant in sexual assault trial of ex-world junior hockey players

globalnews.ca / Defence to continue cross-examining female complainant in hockey players’ trial

Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.

citynews.ca / Defence to continue cross-examining complainant today in hockey players’ trial

Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. The woman began testifying last Friday, laying out her account of what happened at a bar and a hotel in downtown London, Ont., in…

thestar.com / Defence to continue cross-examining complainant today in hockey players' trial

Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.

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