Everything is Awful (Sports Edition)

After a week off, Morgan and Laura are returning with some very heavy topics this week. First up, their sports topic. TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT

On Monday, London, Ontario police held a press conference after laying sexual assault charges against 5 members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior hockey team in connection with an assault that took place during the weekend of a gala honoring the team. 4 current NHL players and 1 former player are charged with crimes.

Laura goes over the timeline of the case and the myriad of ways the victim (known as E.M.) was failed. This includes the London Police initially closing the case and not opening it up until years later, Hockey Canada trying to brush everything under the rug, and of course the alleged traumatizing sexual assault.

This is just the beginning as Canadian legal experts say that the backlog of cases means this likely won't go to trial until 2026 so you can be sure we will cover updates when they happen.