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Defence to start making its case in Frank Stronach sexual assault trial
Prosecutors narrowed charges from 12 to seven after conceding insufficient evidence on some counts, while defence begins presenting witnesses in the Toronto trial.
- Launching the defence, Stronach's lawyers are scheduled to call witnesses today after the Crown rested last week, with Stronach denying the allegations.
- Last week, prosecutors rested after calling seven complainants and a friend, and two withdrawn charges reduced the indictment to seven counts.
- Many complainants described meeting Stronach at Rooney's and then accepting invitations to his Harbourfront condo, where they allege assaults; testimony involved all seven complainants and eight witnesses.
- Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy suggested not-guilty findings are likely on some counts, and Crown prosecutor Jelena Vlacic said the attempted-rape charge 'falls short' of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
- On Day 2, defence lawyers vigorously cross‑examined a complainant about a 1981 allegation, showing the trial's intense tone as Stronach now faces seven counts tied to four of the initial seven complainants.
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Crown drops Frank Stronach sex assault charges related to two more women as defence calls its first witnesses
The prosecution will no longer argue there's enough evidence “to sustain a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt” over the rape allegations of two women, the Crown said on
·Welland, Canada
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Prosecutors in charge of Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial in Toronto stated that they would only seek conviction for 7 of the 12 charges initially brought against him.
·Montreal, Canada
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Crown drops Frank Stronach sex assault charges related to two more women. Prosecution down to four of seven original complainants
The prosecution will no longer argue there's enough evidence “to sustain a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt” over the rape allegations of two women, the Crown said on Monday.
·Waterloo, Canada
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