Defence teams for 5 ex-Hockey Canada world junior players continue closing arguments at sexual assault trial
Defence lawyers for the accused men are making closing arguments.
Yesterday, counsel for Michael McLeod and Carter Hart questioned the credibility of testimony from the complainant, E.M., and suggested there's no evidence she was coerced into sexual acts.
The Crown will have a chance to respond to defence submissions during its own closing arguments.
All five accused men — McLeod, Hart, Dillon Dubé, Alex Formenton and Cal Foote — have pleaded not guilty to alleged sexual assaults at a hotel in June 2018.
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.
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