Complainant to continue testifying at London Hockey Trial

A woman is telling the sexual assault trial of five hockey players this morning that she was naked, drunk and scared as several men unexpectedly came into the hotel room where she had just had a sexual encounter in June 2018.

The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, says two men arrived shortly after she had sex with Michael McLeod in his London, Ont., hotel room, and more came into the room soon after while she was in the bathroom.

She says the men wanted her to lie down on a bedsheet on the floor of the room and seemed to be laughing at her as they discussed sexual acts they wanted her to perform.

McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.

All five accused were members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team. Court has heard many of the team's members were in town at the time for a gala celebrating their gold-medal win at that year's championship.

The initial sexual encounter with McLeod is not part of the trial, court has heard.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 5, 2025.