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Charges of sexual assault against three former members of McGill University’s Redmen football team were dropped Monday after the defence said a witness claimed the sex was consensual.

Lawyers for the three men, who are no longer at McGill, revealed few details about the turn of events but said their clients are relieved and breathing easier.

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But the family of the young woman, who can’t be identified, said they feel the decision has been a miscarriage of justice.

According to the complainant, the Crown prosecutor in the case, Miguel Boisvert, had been trying since December 2013 to reach a witness — a fellow Concordia University student and resident adviser in whom the complainant confided the morning after the alleged assault.

But that woman didn’t want to get involved. When she discovered she would be subpoenaed to testify Monday, she sent a four-line email to the Crown last Friday, saying the alleged victim agreed to have sex with the men, the complainant’s mother said in an interview.