Hockey Players’ Sex Assault Trial to Continue With Judge Alone After Jury Dismissed

A composite image of five photographs show former members of Canada's 2018 World Juniors hockey team (L-R), Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube and Carter Hart as they individually arrived to court in London, Ont., on April 30, 2025. The Canadian Press/Nicole Osborne

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team will now continue with a judge alone rather than with a jury.

Jurors in the case were dismissed after one of them submitted a note to the judge saying some panel members felt defence lawyers for one of the accused were making fun of them.