Ontario billionaire Frank Stronach, 91, is accused of committing sexual offences against three women between 1980 and 2023, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
The new particulars are contained in public data obtained Friday by Newz9 from the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton. The paperwork present additional info on the fees first announced by Peel Regional Police in a quick assertion every week in the past.
In the court docket paperwork, Peel police allege Stronach dedicated the next offences:
- Rape and indecent assault in July 1980 against one girl.
- Sexual assault and forcible confinement against one other girl in February 1986.Â
- Sexual assault on a 3rd girl in April 2023.
Police mentioned Stronach was arrested on June 7 in Peel area, west of Toronto. He’s as a result of seem in court docket in Brampton on July 8.
The two alleged offences courting again to the Eighties are listed as having occurred in Toronto or elsewhere in Ontario. The 2023 sexual assault is alleged to have occurred in Aurora or elsewhere in Ontario.
The allegations of rape and indecent assault predate the abolishment of these two prices from the Criminal Code. In 1983, each offences had been changed with sexual assault.
Stronach’s residence is listed within the paperwork as an handle in Aurora, in Ontario’s York area.Â
Asked earlier this week whether or not York Regional Police had been concerned within the case, spokesperson appearing Sgt. Lisa Moskaluk mentioned in an e mail “it is Peel’s investigation.”
Stronach was ordered to give up any passports, notify police of any change of handle and to not have any contact with any of the three alleged victims.
Stronach’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, mentioned his consumer “categorically denies the allegations of impropriety which have been brought against him.”Â
“He looks forward to the opportunity to fully respond to the charges and to maintain his legacy, both as a philanthropist and as an icon of the Canadian business community,” Greenspan mentioned final Friday.
Magna says Stronach not affiliated with firm
Born in Austria, Stronach got here to Canada in 1954 and later based Aurora-based auto elements big Magna International. The firm mentioned in a press release that he has had no affiliation with Magna since relinquishing management in 2010.Â
His daughter, Belinda Stronach, a former MP for Newmarket-Aurora, leads one other multinational based by her father, the Stronach Group. Also often known as 1/ST, the corporate makes a speciality of thoroughbred horse racing and betting. The Stronach Group mentioned Frank Stronach has not been concerned within the firm’s operations for a number of years.
In 2018, Frank Stronach based Stronach International, an organization targeted on natural agriculture and zero-emission transportation. Stronach International didn’t reply to a request for touch upon the fees.
Stronach is a member of the Order of Canada and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. He holds a number of honorary levels from establishments in Canada and overseas.
Sudbury, Ont.’s Laurentian University, which handed Stronach an honorary doctorate in enterprise administration in 2011, mentioned it is monitoring developments.
“We seek to have honorary degree recipients who reflect the values of the university both before and after their award,” Laurentian mentioned in a press release.
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