LONDON, Ontario (AP) — A lawyer for one of five former world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault charges last month says the Canadian government will not appeal the judge’s ruling.

Daniel Brown, who represents Alex Formenton, said in an email Thursday he had been informed of that decision.

Formenton, Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote were all acquitted of sexual assault. McLeod was also acquitted of a separate charge of being a party to the offense of sexual assault.

The defense deemed the ruling a “resounding vindication,” while the complainant’s lawyer called it devastating.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia found the complainant’s testimony was not credible or reliable and that there were “troubling aspects” in how she delivered s

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