Sentencing hearing today for billionaire businessman Frank Stronach
Prosecutors are appealing a mistrial after a judge found the 94-year-old Magna International founder guilty on one historical assault count.
- On Thursday, 94-year-old billionaire Frank Stronach faces sentencing for indecent assault before Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy, the Magna International founder's sole remaining conviction.
- When his trial began in February, Stronach faced 12 charges involving seven complainants dating back nearly 50 years; The Crown withdrew several counts before he was found guilty of two charges in June.
- Justice Molloy later declared a mistrial on the sexual assault conviction after defense emails contradicted testimony, while describing the indecent assault as "gross and disgusting conduct" at the "low end" of the spectrum.
- Prosecutors are currently appealing the judge's decision to grant a mistrial on the sexual assault conviction, leaving Stronach to be sentenced today on only the historical 1977 indecent assault charge.
- Stronach faces a separate trial before a jury in Newmarket, Ont., next year involving allegations of sexual assault brought by six different complainants from his earlier case.
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Frank Stronach faces sentencing hearing on indecent assault conviction
When his judge-alone trial began in February, Frank Stronach was facing 12 charges related to allegations of sexual assault from seven women. In a sentencing hearing Thursday, the 94-year-old businessman could be sentenced on just one of those charges — indecent assault.
In the Canadian trial against Frank Stronach for several allegations of sexual assaults, the announcement of the sentence is expected on Thursday, but under changed conditions. In June, Stronach was not found to have been legally guilty in two cases, but the judge subsequently lifted the sentence for sexual coercion. Accordingly, the announcement refers only to the [...]
In the Canadian trial against Frank Stronach for several allegations of sexual assaults, the announcement of the sentence is expected on Thursday, but under changed conditions. In June, Stronach was not found to be legally guilty in two cases, but the judge subsequently lifted the sentence of guilt due to sexual coercion. Accordingly, the announcement refers only to the sentence of guilt for "unmortal assault" (indecent assault).
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