World Junior Hockey Players’ Sex Assault Case to Be Before London Court on Monday

Published on February 1, 2024

The sexual assault case of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team is set to be before a London, Ont., court on Feb. 5. A court document shows Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod are each charged with one count of sexual assault. The document shows Mr. McLeod is also facing an additional charge of sexual assault for “being a party to the offence.” It says the charges relate to an alleged sexual assault on a person identified only as E.M. on June 19, 2018. Lawyers for each of the players have said their clients will defend themselves against the allegations....