LONDON, Ont. – After a day of arguing over Brett Howden’s truthfulness, the judge in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial said she did not believe he feigned a lack of memory during his testimony, as prosecutors alleged. But Justice Maria Carroccia did agree there were some inconsistencies that could be questioned.
Howden — now a member of the Las Vegas Golden Knights — is a key Crown witness in the case against five of his former teammates from the 2018 Canadian World Juniors team who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the early hours of June 19, 2018, after a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont.
Earlier, Howden’s inability to recall details of the events at the center of this trial was challenged by Crown…