Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team were acquitted after a judge ruled the complainant’s evidence was not credible in a case that sparked national debate

A judge on Thursday will deliver her verdict in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's 2018 world junior ice hockey team.

Five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team were acquitted after a judge ruled the complainant’s evidence was not credible in a case that sparked national debate

The verdict marks the end of the highly-publicised case, in which the men were accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018.

The judge cited insufficient proof and lack of credibility in the allegations by the complainant about the 2018 hotel room encounter.

Trial that sparked debate over Canadian hockey’s sexual assault culture ends after judge says allegations not ‘credible’

All five players of the gold medal-winning 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room have been acquitted of all charges.

ONATRIO: An Ontario judge acquitted five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team on Thursday in their sexual assault case, saying the complainant’s allegations lacked…