Lawyer for ex-world junior player accused of sex assault questions woman about how much she had to drink | Breaking News and Top Canadian Stories

Lawyer for ex-world junior player accused of sex assault questions woman about how much she had to drink — 'Consent videos' a focus of ex-world junior hockey players' trial Complainant in hockey sexual assault trial grilled about ‘porn star persona’ Complai...

'Consent videos' a focus of ex-world junior hockey players' trial

Complainant in hockey sexual assault trial grilled about ‘porn star persona’

Complainant asked about her behaviour at world junior hockey sex assault trial

E.M. details alleged abuse by ex-world juniors players: ‘Just a joke to them’

Complainant testifies in former world junior hockey players’ trial

NHL player testifies at sex assault trial of former world junior teammates | Hanomansing Tonight

Video evidence, NHLer testimony raise questions in world junior sexual assault trial

Brown has been showing E.M. videos from Jack’s bar. She’s seen doing a shot of vodka or tequila with a friend.

Brown asks E.M. to open an envelope in her CCTV room where she’s under cross-examination. In it is a small plastic shot glass, which he says came from Jack’s.

He also shows the one-ounce shot glass to the jury and it is entered as an exhibit in the trial.

Brown summarizes E.M. had had the following to drink by about 11:20 p.m. or 11:40 p.m. ET in 2018: Two coolers at home, two Jägerbombs, a vodka or tequila shot and a vodka soda.

Inside, Brown has resumed his cross-examination from yesterday as proceedings get a testy start.

He tells E.M. she has been testifying for such a long time because she’s “not directly responding” to the questions he’s asking.

He tells her to just answer, for example, “I agree.”

She says that’s fine, but “it’s also my time to stand up for myself when I couldn’t that night, if that’s all right.”

“No, that’s not all right,” Brown says.

Justice Maria Carroccia tells E.M. to “just answer the questions you’re asked.”

One supporter called out to Brown, Formenton's lawyer, as he made his way into the courthouse this morning.

“Brown?” the woman asked. “Is it you today or your alter ego?

“I guess we’ll find out,” she continued.

“See you inside,” Brown responded.

On Thursday, Brown suggested to E.M. that she had an alter ego known as “Fun” E.M. when she was drinking in 2018.

E.M. appeared uncomfortable about the alter ego notion.

The number of E.M. supporters outside the courthouse has been growing by the day.

This morning, there are about 40 people.

Many chant:

“What do we want?”

“Justice!”

“When do we want it?”

“Now!”

You can also hear shouts of “Shame!” as many carry signs saying “I believe her” and “Stop victim blaming” as the accused men walk into the courthouse with their lawyers.

The jury is brought in through a different entrance so they don’t see the supporters.

London in southwestern Ontario, the city where the alleged assault occurred and where this trial is taking place, has long been considered a hockey town.

Yesterday, the trial for the ex-world juniors players adjourned early because of a street party on Dundas Street, which runs along the back of the courthouse.

Noise from the party and the band’s soundcheck was filtering into the courtroom, and court staff wanted to ensure it didn’t interfere with the court proceedings.

The reason for the street party?

The London Knights hockey team was playing Game 1 of the Ontario Hockey League championship series against the Oshawa Generals. Part of one of London’s main drags was closed so people could watch the game on a big screen, right by the courthouse.

The trial is hearing from the third of five legal teams defending members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team again today.

Dan Brown, who represents Alex Formenton, left off yesterday suggesting the complainant – E.M. – adopted a “fun … alter-ego” as a result of the alcohol she consumed at Jack’s bar in London, Ont., on the night of the alleged assault in 2018.

Brown suggested that alter ego didn’t “think of the consequences” of her behaviour that night.

E.M. agreed she had been drinking, but told the court she should be able to have drinks and take shots at a bar without the night ending in alleged assault.

Another defence lawyer who previously cross-examined E.M. had suggested E.M.’s behaviour led the accused to believe she consented to group sexual activity at the Delta hotel in London.

E.M. said any behaviour of that kind happened on “autopilot” as she tried to grasp what was happening to her.

Court is back in session around 10 a.m. ET.

Audience Relations, CBCP.O. Box 500 Station AToronto, ONCanada, M5W 1E6

Toll-free (Canada only):1-866-306-4636

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.

Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered onCBC Gem.