Stronach's Sexual Assault Trial: Judge Weighs Decision

0:00It's April 10th, from your city to your ears. This is Calgary News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Frank Straunach, the 93-year-old billionaire and one of Canada's richest guys, just wrapped up his high-profile sexual assault trial in. Toronto, arguments ended Thursday, and the judge said she's got a ton of work ahead before dropping her decision sometime in June. What started as charges from seven women boiled down to just three after some fell apart along the way? The trial kicked off back in February, but hit Snags early when new statements from the complainant surfaced, delaying things. Prosecutors pulled charges on three women, and the judge already plans to acquit Straunach on the first one's case. Defense is pushing for not guilty across the board on everyone left. Lawyers spend hours Thursday debating if Straunach's rights got trampled. His team slammed police and prosecutors for sloppy prep meetings with the women. No solid notes are recordings in most cases, which they say hurt there.

1:00Ability to challenge the stories fully. They called it negligence that hit key details. The judge called the fix pretty extreme, like forcing recordings on every witness chat, but the defense dialed it back to just better notes. Prosecutors fired back that cross-exams already poked holes in credibility, so no rights were really violated. She might even rule before June 19th. Straunach still faces another trial later this year in new market on similar claims from six more women, so this saga is far from over. Keep an eye on how it shakes out.