Hockey Canada trial verdict: Judge finds all 5 former ice hockey players not guily in sexual assault case

Hockey Canada trial verdict: Five former Canadian world junior hockey players were acquitted of sexual assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident. Justice Carroccia cited unreliable testimony and inconsistencies in the complainant's account, leading to the Crown's failure to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The case followed a Hockey Canada scandal involving a settlement paid to the complainant.