‘Keep an open mind,’ jury told
E.M. left the hotel in tears, called a friend and cried in the shower, the Crown says.
McLeod texted her after police were contacted, asking her, “‘What can you do to make this go away.’”
There was also a group chat where some members of the team, including the five accused, spoke about what happened in the hotel room, that there was an investigation and to make sure they all said the same thing to investigators, according to the Crown.
Dubé and Foote asked teammates to leave out what they had each done to E.M., the Crown says.
Ultimately, it will be up to the jury to keep an open mind.
“This case is not about how you believe you would act or how you think someone would or should act in a scenario like this one,” the Crown tells the jury.
“Your task is to keep an open mind throughout this case, and not make any decisions about what did or did not happen on June 19, 2018, until you have heard all of the evidence, all of the closing submissions and Her Honour’s final instructions on the law.”
