Hockey Canada trial: Judge does not find accuser’s evidence ‘either credible or reliable’

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Judge rules accuser’s story not reliable
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Crown failed to meet burden of proof

A Canadian judge has found that prosecutors failed to prove five professional hockey players committed sexual assault, ruling the complainant’s evidence was neither “credible or reliable”.

Superior Court justice Maria Carroccia delivered her decision Thursday in a packed Ontario courtroom, telling those present: “Having found that I cannot rely upon the evidence of [the complainant] and then considering the evidence in this trial as a whole, I conclude that the Crown cannot meet its onus as on any of the counts before me.” Continue reading…
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