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Third complainant expected to testify at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial
The third complainant alleges a 1977 assault by Stronach in his Toronto condo; he faces 12 charges from seven women spanning 1977 to 1990.
- On Feb. 18, 2026, a third complainant, a woman in her 70s, testified in a Toronto courtroom accusing auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach of sexual assault in his apartment.
- Two other complainants, both women in their 60s, have testified since last week, and all seven complainants are expected to testify in the judge-alone trial overseen by Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy.
- The woman told the court the attack happened suddenly, testifying Stronach briefly disappeared, pushed her over an armchair, lifted her skirt, and she fled with purse and coat.
- Frank Stronach has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges tied to seven complainants, including sexual assault and forcible confinement, with a publication ban protecting complainants' identities.
- The allegations span 1977–1990, including incidents at Rooney's, Stronach's restaurant, and suburban Scarborough, with a separate trial set for Newmarket, Ont., later this year.
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Third complainant expected to testify at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — A third complainant is set to testify in Toronto today at the sexual assault trial of auto parts tycoon Frank Stronach. Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges related to seven complainants over alleged incidents spanning decades. Two complainants, both women in their 60s, have testified in the trial since it began last week, laying out their accounts of encounters with the billionaire businessman in the early 1980s. …
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