Frank Stronach’s second sexual assault trial has been delayed until 2027
Stronach is currently on trial for separate sexual assault allegations
The second sexual assault trial of Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach has been postponed until next year, according to the Canadian Press.
The rescheduled trial will now take place in May 2027. It is likely to go on for four weeks.
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Stronach, who is 93, is the founder of Magna International and an Order of Canada recipient. He is currently on trial in Toronto for separate sexual assault allegations. The decision in that trial is expected in June.
The auto parts-billionaire was charged with 18 offences involving 13 complainants in 2024. The case was split in two, with the second, now delayed, set for court in Newmarket.
Stronach called the allegations “lies” when interviewed by CBC’s The Fifth Estate in 2024.
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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.
