LONDON — A woman accusing five hockey players of sexual assault made up a false narrative because she didn't want to take responsibility for her decisions that night, a defence lawyer for one of the players argued as final submissions in the case began Monday.

David Humphrey, who represents Michael McLeod, argued the complainant has presented an "entirely unbelievable and unreliable" version of what transpired the night of June 18 into the early hours of June 19, 2018, and urged the judge to disregard several aspects of the woman's testimony, including that she acted out of fear.

He argued the woman may not have been willing to acknowledge to others and even herself that she had been "sexually adventurous in a hotel room" with several men she had just met, and created a narrative "in whi

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