Canadian hockey players acquitted of sexual assault
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Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote were acquitted of all charges by Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia on Thursday.
Five former players on Canada's 2018 world junior ice hockey team have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room that year, a judge said on Thursday.
The Hockey Canada trial elevated questions about consent, amateur hockey culture in Canada and the way police investigate sexual-assault cases.