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Crown appeals mistrial in Frank Stronach sex assault conviction
Prosecutors say the judge relied on privileged emails too quickly and want the sexual assault guilty verdict reinstated for sentencing.
- The Crown is appealing a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach's Toronto sexual assault conviction.
- Following the guilty verdict in June, Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy granted the mistrial after emails from a complainant's lawyer were presented in court.
- Defense lawyer Leora Shemesh alleged those emails told a story inconsistent with the woman's testimony in the criminal trial, The Canadian Press reported in July.
- Stronach remains convicted on two counts, though the judge ruled she could not convict him on two other charges based on one complainant's unreliable evidence.
- Sentencing for the indecent assault conviction is set for September, leaving the appeal outcome uncertain as the legal process continues.
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The Public Prosecutor's Office appeals a rare annulment of a verdict handed down last month in the case of Frank Stronach's conviction for sexual assault.
·Montreal, Canada
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Crown appeals mistrial in Frank Stronach sex assault conviction – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The Crown is appealing a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault conviction. The billionaire businessman was found guilty in June of sexual assault and the historical offence of indecent assault related to separate allegations brought by two of the women in his Toronto trial. The mistrial on the sexual assault conviction was granted weeks later by Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy after emails…
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