Over the course of the eight-week trial of Hart, Dillon Dube, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, and Michael McLeod, the proceedings were declared a mistrial twice. This led to Justice Maria Carroccia adjudicating the case by herself. She ultimately acquitted all five defendants, ruling that she did not find the testimony of E.M. “credible or reliable.” She also ruled that “the Crown (did not) meet its onus on any of the counts.”