Frank Stronach has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault
Stronach faces an additional trial on similar charges next May, in Newmarket
Frank Stronach, an Order of Canada recipient and the billionaire founder of Magna International, has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault.
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The 93-year-old automotive parts tycoon previously pleaded not guilty to 12 charges involving seven complainants who said Stronach assaulted them between 1977 and 1990. As reported by the Canadian Press, throughout the trial, prosecutors withdrew one charge and determined Stronach should be found not guilty on four others. Five counts related to three complainants remained.
The charges Stronach was found guilty of today both involve Rooney’s, a restaurant and nightlife complex Stronach once owned. One complainant was a former employee of the establishment, and one was a frequent guest.
A sentencing hearing will take place in September, while Stronach faces an additional trial on similar charges next May, in Newmarket.
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Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
