Within minutes of beginning to learn her verdict, the phrases of Justice Maria Carroccia resonated throughout Canada as she bluntly assessed that, “I do not find the evidence of E.M. to be either credible or reliable.” Five skilled hockey gamers — Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Alex Formenton — had been all acquitted on Thursday, in line with the Associated Press, on costs of sexual assault in reference to a June 2018 incident at a lodge room in London, Ontario, once they had been members of the nation’s World Juniors hockey workforce.
