Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Grant Robertson
Publication Date: June 10, 2025 - 13:01
Defence lawyer in Hockey Canada trial asserts complainant exaggerated allegations for financial gain
June 10, 2025
The defence lawyer for Alex Formenton told court Tuesday that the complainant in the sex-assault trial of five former world junior hockey players exaggerated her claims of being raped in a London hotel room so that she could push for a financial settlement with Hockey Canada.In closing arguments in the eight-week trial, defence lawyer Daniel Brown asserted the woman – known as E.M. because her name is protected by a publication ban – never thought the details of the night in question would be scrutinized later in criminal court.
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