The Canadian Superior Court on Thursday decided the rap case against five hockey players, saying that the prosecution could not prove its allegations.
According to the judge, the prosecution did not prove that five Canadian hockey players sexually abused and said that the evidence provided by the female accused was not ‘reliable or reliable’.
The judge of the superior court, Maria Kerosia, said in a filled room court that ‘When I found that I could not rely on the testimony of the plaintiff and then saw all the evidence in the case as a whole, I came to the conclusion that the prosecution could not be prosecuted on any charge.
The sexual abuse case against five professional ice hockey players has shook the Canadian national game.
The suspects, who have previously played in the National Hockey League, have accused a woman of sexually abusing a woman after a ceremony in June 2018 to win the victory of the National Junior team.
Michael McLeod, Alex Fortuntein, Delan Dobe, Carter Heart and Colon Foot have denied any wrongdoing and have taken a stand that the affected women, whose identity has been kept secret, has agreed to various sexual acts.
The affected woman, then 20 years old, met Michael McLeod in London, Ontario before she had sex.
This is not the first subject of debate in the case, but later events are part of the test.
The prosecution took a stand that the players had sexual tasks with them without ensuring the consent of the woman.
The defense lawyers said that the woman voluntarily participated and later accused of sexual abuse due to repentance.
Criminal cases in Canada are usually fixed by a jury, but after rejecting two jury, the case was only transferred to a judge hearing.
Legal definition of consent
No allegations were made in the preliminary police investigation.
However, media investigation later revealed that Hockey Canada, Code of Conduct, paid $ 35.5 million Canadian (US $ 26 million) from general families, for the membership fee paid by the court. After this disclosure, the hockey Canadian leadership had to resign.
The new police chief, under the London Police, led by a woman investigating officer who has experienced sexual abuse cases, has resumed the investigation.
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Professor Melania Randel, a law of Western University, told the AFP that the matter is moving around the legal definition of sexual consent in Canada, according to which ‘consent should be given together and independently with every sexual act’.
He rejected the importance of the So -Called ‘Consent Video’ made by MClod, which was presented in the case.
Professor Melania Randel said: ‘The idea that you have someone’s video later and somewhere -‘ Look, all this happened, is it okay? ‘ – And try to prove its consent, actually denies the legal definition of consent. ,
Hockey culture
Some analysts dismissed the idea that the case indicates major problems in hockey culture. He says that the game is still a positive power for millions of young Canadian people, even if some players have an unfortunate event.
However, Simon Darnell, a professor of sports, development and peace at the University of Toronto, told AFP: ‘Saying that these five people were just bad elements and there was no systematic problem, there would be a mistake.’
According to Darling, it is important to take action and take action in the hotel room or not, whether the judges blame these players. He emphasized that the culture of the game should be more responsible, prestigious, honored by each other.
