20 h. ago Defence continues questioning female complainant in world junior sex assault trial

The female complainant in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team continues to be under intense cross-examination.

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23 h. ago Toronto city councillor begins testimony in sex assault trial

Michael Thompson, 65, has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault.

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33 h. ago MANDEL: Councillor Michael Thompson takes stand at his sex assault trial

Finally, long-time Toronto Councillor Michael Thompson took the stand to begin his side of the story that has branded him a lecherous man who sexually assaulted two women after luring them to a friend’s Muskoka cottage during the Canada Day long weekend in 2022. Wearing a royal blue suit and tie, Thompson, 65, looked remarkably […]

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35 h. ago Former Quebec junior hockey player Noah Corson sentenced to 2 years of jail time in sex

The then-15-year-old victim was assaulted in 2016 during group sex involving two other minors accused in the case. The other two, both 17, pleaded guilty in youth court.

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5 d. ago CRIME SCENE: Brampton delivery driver charged with sex assault in Hamilton

A 29-year-old Brampton man has been charged in connection with an alleged sex assault at a Hamilton apartment complex. It’s alleged that the accused was working as a delivery driver on April 3 when he entered the victim’s apartment in the Barton St. E.-Ottawa St. N. area under the guise of using the restroom and […]

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5 d. ago Teammates of former world junior players testifying at sex assault trial

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is hearing Friday from other players who were on the 2018 team.

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6 d. ago MANDEL: Michael Thompson’s accuser grilled over sex assault claim

The city councillor has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting two women and his lawyer accuses the second complainant of being the aggressor

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6 d. ago Two women wanted for thefts involving sex assault as distraction

Multiple store owners, employees targeted in Scarborough between June 2024 and April, Toronto Police say

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6 d. ago Employee sues London police over handling of sex assault case

A London police employee who a court found was sexually assaulted by an off-duty officer is suing the force for allegedly mishandling the case and not safeguarding details of the investigation from her co-workers. The woman, whose name was protected under a publication ban during the trial of Const. Eldin Omerovic three years ago, has […]

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6 d. ago NHL player testifies about group chat screenshot at world junior sex assault trial

An active NHL player testified Wednesday at the high-profile sexual assault trial involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

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7 d. ago Weinstein accuser testifies about alleged 2006 sex assault: ’The unthinkable was happening’

NEW YORK (AP) — A former TV production assistant told a jury Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on her after she told him: “No, no — it’s not going to happen.” Dabbing her eyes, Miriam Haley recalled what ran through her mind during the alleged July […]

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8 d. ago Michigan doctor who worked with youth hockey teams gets 10 years for sex assault

PONTIAC, Mich. — A doctor known as the “hockey doc” for his work with youth teams in the Detroit area was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for sexual assault and other crimes involving adults and teenagers. Victims say Zvi Levran groped them when they sought sports physicals or treatment for injuries […]

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9 d. ago Woman testifies in sex assault trial of Edmonton addictions counsellor

She told the court she repeatedly told him she wasn’t comfortable and was not interested in getting naked.

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9 d. ago Trial begins in former world junior hockey players’ sexual assault case

Prosecutors say a woman felt she had no choice but to go along with what a group of hockey players told her to do inside a London, Ont., hotel room nearly seven years ago.

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1 week ago Jury chosen for sex assault trial of former world junior hockey players

A jury was chosen Friday to hear the high-profile trial of five former Team Canada world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault. A jury of nine women and five men was picked over the course of the day. A man and a woman were picked as alternate jurors. As was explained to the jury […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Man accused of sex assault on Richmond Hill bus

A 31-year-old Aurora man has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a bus in Richmond Hill. York Regional Police said on Monday, between 6-7 p.m., the victim alleges they were travelling on a bus from Yonge St. in Richmond Hill to Finch Station in Toronto, when the accused sat beside her […]

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1 week ago MANDEL: Mistrial declared in junior hockey players’ sex assault trial

A new panel was set to be chosen at the London, Ont. courthouse on Friday

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1 week ago Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case

The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault

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1 week ago Ontario judge declares mistrial in world junior sex assault case

An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the high-profile sexual assault case involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

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1 week ago Legal arguments dominate Day 2 of world junior sex assault trial

An Ontario court heard legal arguments Thursday in the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team.

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