2018 World Juniors team appears in court for the first time, will receive substantial evidence
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As of today, London Police have all players who are facing charges for their role in the 2018 World Juniors Scandal in court. Later this afternoon, the London Police are expected to hold a press conference detailing the charges being laid, and this morning, the Players appeared in court for the first time.
According to a report from TSN's Rick Westhead, lawyers for all five players spoke during a hearing today about the next steps of the case. As of now, all players are believed to be pleading not guilty. Additionally, the prosecution of the case will be sharing «substantial paper and audio evidence» collected by London Police in the investigation as part of the process of disclosure.
Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, and Alex Formenton have been the players to come forward and surrender to London Police.
The next scheduled court hearing is now on April 30th, where the Players' lawyers and the prosecution will once again meet and discuss the direction of the case.
Some fans are speculating now that because there was initially believed to be more players charged, that some players may be asked to testify as witnesses.
We'll know more when the London Police hold their press conference at 2pm today.
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