Stronach's Second Sexual Assault Trial Delayed

0:00Canadian businessman Frank Strannock just got his second sexual assault trial, pushed back to May 2027. That jury trial in New Market, Ontario, was supposed to kick off this fall, but now it's delayed and slated to run four weeks. Earlier this year, Strannock faced 18 charges from 13 complainants, all tied to incidents prosecutors say happened over years. The case got split into two parts back in 2024 to handle the volume. He's the founder of Magna International, the big auto parts giant, and right now he's waiting on a verdict from his first trial in Toronto. That one wrapped up with the judge hearing the evidence solo, no jury involved. Prosecutors narrowed it down from 12 charges by seven complainants to just seven charges from four. The judge, Anne Maloy, already ruled she can't convict on two of those from one complainant, and she's aiming to drop her full decision come June. Motions to maybe split the second case even further are coming up in January and March, so this legal saga keeps stretching out for everyone watching.

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