Surviving the Hockey Canada trial
Canadian True Crime
Kristi Lee
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2025
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Two extraordinary guests join Kristi to take you through one of the biggest scandals in Canadian sports history. They know what it means to survive not only sexual assault - but the trial itself. And you probably know their stories:
- J.B. - aka the "Ottawa woman" who testified against former Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard
- Kelly Favro - survivor and advocate from British Columbia who helped re-write Canada's publication ban laws.
As the country reacts to the Hockey Canada trial verdicts delivered last week, J.B. and Kelly share what they saw unfolding, how it mirrors their own experiences, and what the public needs to understand about what victim-complainant “E.M.” may be living through. They also share eye-opening details about shocking courtroom tactics they've endured, and challenge us to rethink what justice really means.
Part 2 will be available in the next few weeks. This is heavy stuff.
Content Warning: While not the focus of this episode, there is mention of graphic details of sexual acts, and suicidal thoughts. Please take care when listening.
More information and resources:
- LISTEN: Kelly Favro’s Story
- LISTEN: The Trial of Jacob Hoggard (JB)
- RESOURCES: If you or anyone you know is experiencing sexual violence and abuse, help is available at REES Community or Ending Violence Canada - Sexual Assault Centres, Crisis Lines and Support Services
- Beyond The Verdict: www.beyondtheverdict.ca
Full list of resources, information sources, and more: www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes
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| 0:00.0 | Canadian True Crime is a completely independent production, funded mainly through advertising. |
| 0:04.6 | You can listen to Canadian True Crime ad-free and early on Amazon music included with Prime, |
| 0:09.6 | Apple Podcasts, Patreon, and Supercast. |
| 0:12.5 | The podcast often has disturbing content and coarse language. |
| 0:16.1 | It's not for everyone. |
| 0:17.5 | An additional content warning. |
| 0:19.5 | While not the focus, there is brief mention of graphic |
| 0:22.7 | details of sexual acts and mention of suicidal thoughts. Please take care when listening. |
| 0:35.1 | Hi there. I hope you're well and that you're enjoying the summer. |
| 0:39.1 | Today, we're bringing you a special two-part series about the recent Hockey Canada trial, |
| 0:45.8 | an explosive case involving allegations that multiple members of Canada's 2018 World Junior |
| 0:52.5 | Hockey team engaged in a group sexual assault of one woman in a hotel room. |
| 0:57.8 | The grueling trial sparked national debate about how the criminal justice system treats sexual |
| 1:04.1 | assault survivors. And last week, when we learned that all five accused had been found not guilty |
| 1:10.6 | by a judge, the public response |
| 1:13.0 | has only intensified. I want to be clear, this case was not black and white. It's far from |
| 1:19.6 | straightforward with ambiguities and inconsistencies on both sides. And the public reaction |
| 1:26.2 | hasn't so much been about disagreeing with the verdicts, |
| 1:29.5 | but how the judge got there, who she focused on, and the reasoning she gave. |
| 1:35.3 | The verdicts have raised questions about the difference between a legal conclusion and a moral |
| 1:40.6 | judgment. It showcased the limits of our justice system in handling uniquely intimate |
| 1:46.1 | cases like sexual assault, especially when they involve power, privilege and intense public scrutiny. |
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