Alleged victim in 2018 World Juniors case sent out of court after heated debate!
E.M. had a chance to clarify anything that may have come up during cross-examination, but it lead to a heated debate. More on the story below:
On Wednesday, after seven days of gruelling cross-examination by the defence lawyers of Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod, the alleged victim in 2018 World Juniors case was once again questioned by the Crown. They had the opportunity to have her clarify anything that may have come up during that questioning.
However, when crown lawyer Meaghan Cunningham asked E.M. about Megan Savard, Carter Hart’s lawyer, confronting her about her memory gaps, particularly relating to the oral sex with three of the men and whether there were “negotiations” before the acts.
E.M. answered, per CBC: “I know that it was already on the ground, on the bed sheet, with the men in front of me with their pants down. I can see that clearly and there was no conversation.”
This is the breakdown from CBC, which led to the jury and E.M. getting sent out of the court room during the lawyers’ argument:
Cunningham then asked E.M. about her answers to questions from Savard, about what she was relying on to say she wouldn’t have said the stuff that’s been suggested while in the room with the men (egging them on, for example) or performed acts willingly.
Court has heard E.M. is not relying on past practice or habit to know that she would not have said or done certain things.
Savard objects and the jury and E.M. are sent out while the lawyers argue.
The accused — Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod — have all pleaded not guilty.
The trial continues and is likely to continue today once the argument is settled and jurors and E.M. are back in the room.
