US EditionLawyer for Frank Stronach questions final complainant in sexual assault case
Frank Stronach, 93, faces cross-examination on multiple historical sexual assault charges dating from the late 1970s to 1990, with the Crown having withdrawn some counts.
- This morning, the final complainant faced cross-examination by defence lawyer Leora Shemesh about which lawyers she consulted before speaking to police, The Canadian Press reports.
- The woman in her late 60s testified Monday she went on a dinner date with Stronach in the early 1980s after meeting him at Rooney's, the venue he owned.
- In testimony Monday, the woman in her late 60s said she went on a dinner date with Stronach in the early 1980s, then she testified he pinned her on a cot in his apartment.
- On Monday, prosecutors sought to withdraw a sexual-assault charge related to a complainant who testified last week, and the court will revisit the issue after the Crown finishes presenting evidence.
- With Stronach pleading not guilty, the trial of Frank Stronach, founder and former CEO of Magna International, remains high-profile with multiple unresolved counts in the Toronto court.
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Frank Stronach’s lawyer suggests final complainant was ’excited’ to go home with him
A woman's encounter with Frank Stronach decades ago was consensual, the businessman's lawyer suggested Tuesday as she questioned the seventh and final complainant in his Toronto sexual assault case.
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Frank Stronach's lawyer suggests final complainant was 'excited' to go home with him
TORONTO — A woman's encounter with Frank Stronach decades ago was consensual, the businessman's lawyer suggested Tuesday as she questioned the seventh and final complainant in his Toronto sexual assault case.
Frank Stronach's defense lawyer suggested on Tuesday that a woman had gone to her "single apartment" after a supper several decades ago because she was delighted that the rich businessman wanted to take her home.
The Toronto Star
Lawyer for Frank Stronach questions final complainant in sexual assault case
TORONTO - A lawyer representing Frank Stronach is questioning the final complainant in the businessman's sexual assault case about the lawyers she consulted before speaking to police.
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