On July 24, Justice Maria Carroccia rendered her judgement in the infamous case of an unnamed woman known only as “EM” against five young men who, at the time when the alleged offence took place, were members of Team Canada’s World Junior Hockey Champions.

The complainant was, by some press reports, nothing more than a “Puck Bunny.” Subsequent events showed that she had the morals of an alley cat.

Justice Carroccia’s judgement made two things crystal clear:  she did not believe EM, and the lady lawyers prosecuting the young men failed to come close to proving their case beyond a reasonable doubt.  In fact, given the content of the judgement, it appears clear to me that at least one of the defence lawyers, addressing the press following the acquittal, all but indicated that the prosecution of these young men was malicious and, in effect, an actionable tort which I hope is pursued against several defendants.

I saw the female Crown Prosecutors address the press following the verdict, and I had flashbacks to the days when I had to interact with lawyers who not only were impossible to deal with, but were so impressed with their own importance that their decision-making became more than suspect.  The Crown Prosecutors deserve to be called to account.  These awful women have gone a long way to ruining the lives of five young men who deserved much better treatment from the state.  There was more than ample evidence for any reasonable person to determine that EM was not assaulted, but was, alternatively, a willing and eager participant in what she subsequently alleged was an assault.  The facts of this matter cry out the exact opposite.  The only victims here are the young men who had their hockey careers and reputations damaged beyond repair.  And for that, I would try my best to find ways to call Hockey Canada and the Crown Prosecutors to account.  To revert to the vernacular of my youth, I would sue their asses off!

Black’s Law Dictionary defines Malicious Prosecution as follows: “One begun in malice without probable cause to believe the charges can be sustained.”

The history of this “#MeToo” ultra-woke, left-wing silliness started with EM’s representative contacting the City of London Police Service alleging that a sexual assault had occurred.  After some investigation, the Police Service declined to lay any charges against the boys. Without the knowledge of the five young men, Hockey Canada paid EM a sum of money various press reports pegged in excess of one million dollars.  Not bad pay for self-inflicted participatory debauchery!

And then, our famously left-wing loon media got hold of the matter and demanded a change in the original decision by the London, Ontario Police Service.  The ladies running the London, Ontario Prosecutor’s Office proudly, with great gusto and with little, if any, evidence, decided to bend to pressure groups like the aforementioned “#MeToo” movement. They proceeded to throw the book at the five boys.

Initially, EM indicated she did not wish to pursue charges against the boys but was, apparently, talked out of that position and agreed to support the Crown’s charges.  I can’t help but wonder what she thinks now.  It will be but a matter of time before her name is leaked and the whole world will know who she is: a person who accepted a large sum of money, and who no doubt signed a Confidentiality Agreement which she quickly breached. She also left Hockey Canada’s board with egg on their faces, resulting in the entire Hockey Canada Board being replaced, but not before they destroyed the careers of five promising hockey players.

Maybe, just maybe, the new Board will consider calling EM to account and make her repay the subject matter of her agreement with Hockey Canada, which, I expect, she blatantly breached.  In this regard, I shall not hold my breath.

Throughout this debacle, protestors cluttered the London, Ontario Court House steps with their infantile, hand-made posters announcing their never-ending support of EM.  This mindless bunch were, apparently, of the view that these boys were guilty of the charges against them. There was nothing anyone could say or do to dissuade them of their opinion that these lads were guilty.  Justice Carroccia had the courage to put the protestors’ irrational yelling to rest.  Thank goodness for the good Justice.  She formalized in her decision what most thinking persons already knew.  In effect, Justice Carroccia found EM to be a willing participant in an old-fashioned Roman orgy, who had second thoughts after waking up the next morning and confronting what she had done. EM sought to deflect from her complete lack of morals by yelling from the roof top that she was clearly the victim of vicious sexual trauma.  The judge did not believe a word of her testimony.  Good for her!

What happens now?  The Crown has 30 days to appeal the ruling, but from the meticulous way Justice Carroccia worded her judgement, I doubt even the most rabid of the prosecutors would go down that road.  If they did appeal such an obvious judgement, it would add fuel to any action for civil damages the boys may pursue.  But you just never know what the zealots might do.

What position will the National Hockey League and its politically correct Commissioner take?  Will he allow NHL teams to hire any of these young men?  Are they doomed to only play in Europe at a fraction of what they could make in the NHL?  If the boys are blackballed by the NHL, do they all, or any one of them, have a cause of action against the NHL?  Remember, Justice Carroccia found the allegations against them to be false.  In effect, she found that the lads should never have been charged in the first place.  And what price do you put on the mental grief associated with being charged with a crime you did not commit?

Today, the NHL issued a statement that even though the lads were found not guilty, they were banned from playing in the NHL while the NHL reviews the judge’s findings.  The NHLPA is objecting to that position, and well they should!

The days following Justice Carroccia’s courageous decision will be interesting.  Look for left-wing pundits to do their level best to water down her decision. The deflection of lies has already started, mere hours after the decision was rendered.  After all, the boys must be guilty as charged because they were charged, weren’t they? The most courageous EM would never lie, would she?  So, the boys must be guilty. This simple- minded approach by these simple-minded demonstrators, I predict, will cause our low-credibility media to do all they can do to vilify Justice Carroccia and defend EM.  Don’t fall for efforts to insert nonsense into a well thought-out, comprehensive, correct decision.   Accept reality.  EM is a liar, and the five boys are, practically speaking, innocent of any wrongdoing.  It took far too long and cost the boys far too much, but finally, this hideous weight has been lifted from their shoulders.

Now, it is time to review the Malicious Prosecution case law.