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Trial of ex-Canadian world junior hockey players in sexual assault case set for September 2025

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WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.

Five players accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a London, Ont., gala celebrating their 2018 world junior hockey win will stand trial beginning in September 2025.

The jury trial is expected to last eight weeks, beginning Sept. 8, 2025, in the southwestern Ontario city.

The players face charges tied to an alleged group sexual assault in a player's hotel room following a Hockey Canada Foundation gala and golf event on June 19, 2018.