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Witness testifies about mental health of author Steven Galloway's accuser
Gray said Galloway’s accuser spoke of a suicide plan after repeated calls from the author, while the woman is not testifying because of mental health struggles.
- On Monday, Mandi Gray, an assistant professor at Trent University, testified in British Columbia Supreme Court that she became a "safe person" for author Steven Galloway's accuser, A.B., who discussed a "suicide plan" during a November 2015 phone call.
- Galloway, a former University of British Columbia professor, is suing his accuser and other defendants for defamation after a retired judge found the sexual assault allegations unsubstantiated. He alleges the unproven claims, published on social media and elsewhere, ruined his career.
- The accuser, A.B., is not testifying in the case, citing mental health struggles. Gray testified it had been "so hard to watch" the woman's mental health deteriorate in the lead-up to the trial.
- Last month, the court learned A.B. no longer asserts that Galloway assaulted her, instead maintaining only that she reported he had done so. This shift alters the evidentiary foundation of his defamation claims.
- Galloway denies the assault allegations and contends that defendants' publication of unproven claims constitutes actionable defamation. The trial examines whether public dissemination of those allegations, combined with A.B.'s absence and shifting defense, supports his lawsuit.
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Witness testifies about mental health of author Steven Galloway’s accuser
VANCOUVER — A defendant in Steven Galloway's defamation lawsuit says she was concerned about the potential for self harm by the woman who accused the author and former University of British Columbia professor of rape and sexual assault, which he denies...
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Witness testifies about mental health of author Steven Galloway's accuser
VANCOUVER - A defendant in Steven Galloway's defamation lawsuit says she was concerned about the potential for self harm by the woman who accused the author and former University of British Columbia professor of rape and sexual assault, which he denies.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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