US EditionProsecutors seek to withdraw sex assault charge against Frank Stronach
Prosecutors cite new evidence and concerns over the complainant's mental health, leading to the withdrawal of the last sexual assault charge against Frank Stronach.
- On March 2, 2026, Crown prosecutors asked to withdraw a sexual assault charge against Frank Stronach, with Crown attorney Jelena Vlacic saying there is no longer a reasonable prospect of conviction on the 1986 count, the last linked to that complainant.
- On Friday, the Crown received notes from a police officer about the sixth complainant’s 2006 report, which defence lawyer Leora Shemesh said contradict her testimony and had been filed under the officer’s maiden name.
- In courtroom testimony, the sixth complainant said she met Stronach at Rooney's and described being pinned, having her pantyhose ripped, and penetrated in 1986; Stronach denies the allegations.
- Leora Shemesh asked the judge to enter a not guilty finding, but Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy said she will address the withdrawal after Crown finishes evidence and paused ruling.
- Stronach remains a high-profile figure as prosecutors' withdrawals last week reduced counts tied to the sixth complainant, affecting public perception and those impacted by sexual violence.
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InnisfilToday.ca
Final complainant tells Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial she saw 'no way out'
TORONTO — When she heard the sound of her pantyhose ripping, she knew there was nothing she could do, the woman testified Monday as she gave her account of an encounter with Frank Stronach decades ago.
The last complainant to testify at Frank Stronach's trial for sexual assault said that she would never forget the noise heard when he ripped his pantyhose from the crotch to leave only the elastic at the waist.
Resumption at Frank Stronach's trial in Toronto: The Crown abandons the charge of sexual assault related to the sixth complainant.
The Toronto Star
Prosecutors seek to withdraw sex assault charge against Frank Stronach
TORONTO - Prosecutors are seeking to withdraw a charge of sexual assault against billionaire businessman Frank Stronach as his Toronto trial continues.
Woman told herself 'you can't fight him' as Stronach allegedly raped her, court hears
A woman who claimed she was raped by Frank Stronach decades ago said she briefly struggled with the Canadian businessman before realizing she was overpowered and would just have to "let this happen.”
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