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The judge’s decision on whether two former University of Ottawa players are guilty of sexual assault will not be made until June.
Closing submissions were held in the trial of Guillaume Donovan and David Foucher on Friday at the Thunder Bay courthouse.
Donovan and Foucher are charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident on Feb. 2, 2014 at an Arthur Street hotel when the Gee-Gees hockey team was in Thunder Bay for a series of games against the Lakehead University Thunderwolves.
The alleged victim, who can’t be identified due to a publication ban, testified last week that she had engaged in consensual intercourse with another Gee-Gees player, Taylor Collins, after the two left a northside bar together.
The woman said that afterward, all of a sudden Collins was gone and two other men then allegedly sexually assaulted her.
During his closing submission, Donovan’s lawyer, Christian Deslauriers, said his client has paid a high price for engaging in a consensual threesome and that his name will be tarnished forever because of the charge against him.
Deslauriers said Donovan showed a lack of respect toward women and his morality has been questioned, but his actions were not illegal.
Both Deslauriers and Celina St. Francois, Foucher’s lawyer, argued against the alleged victim’s credibility, pointing out she made several different statements to police and that her story changed several times.
Crown attorney Marc Huneault argued that the alleged victim was treated like she was nothing, that she was just there and it was OK to have sex with her and that it was seen as a good time with the boys.
The alleged victim was in a dark hotel room, nude and vulnerable, said Huneault.
With submissions now complete, Justice Chantal Brochu will deliver her decision on June 25.
Closing submissions were delivered in French and the Chronicle-Journal used the services of an interpreter to report on Friday’s proceedings.
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Closing submissions were held in the trial of Guillaume Donovan and David Foucher on Friday at the Thunder Bay courthouse.
Donovan and Foucher are charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident on Feb. 2, 2014 at an Arthur Street hotel when the Gee-Gees hockey team was in Thunder Bay for a series of games against the Lakehead University Thunderwolves.
The alleged victim, who can’t be identified due to a publication ban, testified last week that she had engaged in consensual intercourse with another Gee-Gees player, Taylor Collins, after the two left a northside bar together.
The woman said that afterward, all of a sudden Collins was gone and two other men then allegedly sexually assaulted her.
During his closing submission, Donovan’s lawyer, Christian Deslauriers, said his client has paid a high price for engaging in a consensual threesome and that his name will be tarnished forever because of the charge against him.
Deslauriers said Donovan showed a lack of respect toward women and his morality has been questioned, but his actions were not illegal.
Both Deslauriers and Celina St. Francois, Foucher’s lawyer, argued against the alleged victim’s credibility, pointing out she made several different statements to police and that her story changed several times.
Crown attorney Marc Huneault argued that the alleged victim was treated like she was nothing, that she was just there and it was OK to have sex with her and that it was seen as a good time with the boys.
The alleged victim was in a dark hotel room, nude and vulnerable, said Huneault.
With submissions now complete, Justice Chantal Brochu will deliver her decision on June 25.
Closing submissions were delivered in French and the Chronicle-Journal used the services of an interpreter to report on Friday’s proceedings.
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