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Jury selection is now underway in the trial of five former Canadian world junior hockey players, including former U15 AAA Airdrie Xtreme player Dillon Dubé, accused in a 2018 sexual assault case. File photo / Discover Airdrie
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The sexual assault trial involving five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team gets underway today in London, Ontario. Photo supplied to CochraneNow.
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Cochrane native Dillon Dubé is among five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team standing trial in London, Ontario, in connection to an alleged sexual assault dating back to 2018.
Dubé, along with Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, and Alex Formenton, has pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault. McLeod faces an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.
The charges stem from an alleged incident in London in June 2018.
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A publication ban remains in place, preventing the identification of the complainant.
Jury selection wrapped up this week, with 14 jurors and two alternates, most of them women, chosen for the case.
The trial is expected to last about eight weeks.
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