'Consent videos' a focus of ex-world junior hockey players' trial

The sexual assault trial of five former Canadian world junior hockey players in London, Ont., centres on the issue of consent — what it is and what it is not. Legal experts say some people put misplaced trust in ‘consent videos,’ like the two played in court. All five of the accused have pleaded not guilty.

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