Justice Maria Carroccia, left to right, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote are shown in court in this courtroom sketch made in London, Ont., on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould Day two of the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team is underway in London, Ont. All five players, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, and Cal Foote, are seated at separate tables with their respective legal teams. At 10:06 a.m., Justice Maria Carroccia entered the court room and after some legal discussion between the Crown and the defendants’ lawyers, the jury, made up of 11 women and three men, was brought into the room at 10:33 Once the jury was seated, the charges were presented to them, as well as the players’ pleas, and Carroccia proceeded with her instructions. “...Do not let anyone talk you about this case, tell them that you are not at liberty to talk to them.,” said Carroccian. “The only information that can be considered during deliberation is the information received in the courtroom – do not seek out other information about the case." Carroccia went on to say, "Sexual assault can take place in many different circumstance between all kinds of people who react in all kinds of ways… do not jump to conclusions… there is no single way or rule how people involved in any sexual encounter, behave during and afterwards." On Tuesday, all five defendants pleaded not guilty to sexual assault, with McLeod also pleading not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault. The players were charged last year in relation to an incident that allegedly took place in the city in June 2018. The complainant cannot be identified under a standard publication ban. A jury of 14, plus two alternates, was selected yesterday, comprising a majority of women, and the trial is expected to begin on Wednesday, lasting approximately eight weeks.