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Fourth complainant set to testify at sex assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach

Stronach, 93, denies 12 charges from seven complainants including alleged incidents from the 1970s and 1980s involving attempted rape and sexual assault.

  • On Feb. 19, 2026, a fourth complainant is set to take the stand as Frank Stronach, 93-year-old billionaire businessman and auto parts magnate, pleads not guilty to 12 charges involving seven complainants.
  • Allegations reach back to the 1970s, with charges stemming from 1970s incidents and two other complainants describing early 1980s incidents.
  • On Wednesday, a woman recounted a 1977 encounter where after dining at the restaurant and nightclub complex, Stronach invited her to his midtown apartment and she described the alleged assault as `It was a betrayal`.
  • Courtroom activity in Toronto continues as Frank Stronach appeared at the courthouse on Tuesday and two other complainants, both women in their 60s, testified earlier about alleged early 1980s incidents.
  • The case revisits decades-old allegations dating to the 1970s, and this report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2026 as the trial continues.
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Cross-examination set to continue for complainant in Stronach sexual assault trial

TORONTO — A defence lawyer for Canadian businessman Frank Stronach is set to continue cross-examining one of his accusers today.

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At the trial of Frank Stronach in Toronto, a fourth woman alleged that the businessman raped her in her apartment in 1983 after being invited to her apartment.

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Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial hits hurdle as fourth complainant testifies

TORONTO — The trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach hit another hurdle Thursday as one of his accusers repeatedly referred to her preparatory meetings with the prosecution while testifying about what she described as a "degrading" and horri

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Fourth complainant set to testify at sex assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach

Frank Stronach, right, arrives at a Toronto Court on Tuesday February 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

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City News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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