Frank Stronach to face 2 separate trials on sex assault allegations: lawyer

Toronto

Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is set to face two separate trials on charges of sexual assault.

Stronach, who was first arrested in June, has denied all allegations against him

An older man with white hair looks of camera.
Ontario business magnate Frank Stronach, who faces 18 count related to 13 complainants, stands for a portrait after an an interview with the CBC’s Mark Kelley, at a Toronto hotel on Aug. 6, 2024. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is set to face two separate trials on charges of sexual assault.

Stronach’s lawyer confirms the case will be split into two proceedings, one in Toronto and one in York Region, with trial dates still to be determined.

Police in Peel Region have charged the 92-year-old tycoon with 18 counts — including sexual assault and indecent assault — related to 13 complainants.

The alleged offences span from 1977 to earlier this year.

Stronach, who was first arrested in June, has denied all allegations against him. None of the charges have been proven in court.

He became one of Canada’s wealthiest people as the founder of auto parts giant Magna.
 

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