LONDON, Ont. – The jury in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial was dismissed Thursday morning because of a sick juror, Justice Maria Carroccia told the group assembled in Ontario Superior Court. There will be no testimony heard until Friday morning, when the juror is expected to return.
Taylor Raddysh, a member of the 2018 Canadian World Juniors team who now plays for the Washington Capitals, took the stand Wednesday and told jurors about text messages exchanged between him and Michael McLeod, a defendant in the case, in the early-morning hours of June 19, 2018, including one in which McLeod tells him to come to his room if he wants oral sex. Raddysh, who appeared remotely via a video-conferencing tool, also testified about a group chat message sent to 19 members of the 2018 team in which McLeod asks: “who wants to be in 3 way quick.”
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McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote are all facing charges stemming from an alleged incident in which a 20-year-old woman said she was sexually assaulted by multiple players in a London, Ont., hotel room in June 2018 while the players and other members of the 2018 Canadian World Juniors team were in town for a Hockey Canada event celebrating their championship run. All five players pleaded not guilty last week.
The jury has been dismissed early on multiple occasions this week. On Tuesday, court was adjourned because of technical issues.
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