Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team were acquitted of sexual assault after Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia deemed the complainant E.M.’s testimony not credible. E.M.’s lawyer, Karen Bellehumeur, expressed her client’s disappointment with the verdict and emphasized the challenges E.M. faced during the trial, highlighting the need for improvements in the justice system to support survivors.
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