LONDON, Ont. — 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, a defence lawyer for one of the players argued as final submissions in the case began Monday. Article content

David Humphrey, who represents Michael McLeod, argued the complainant presented an “entirely unbelievable and unreliable” version of what transpired the night of June 18, 2018, into the early hours of June 19, including that she engaged in sexual acts in a London, Ont., hotel room because she was afraid. Article content Article content

He argued the woman may not have been willing to acknowledge to others or even herself that she had been “sexually adventurous in a hotel room” with several men she had just met, and c

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