Overview
- The fifth complainant testified that Stronach raped her in a hotel suite in 1990, saying she repeatedly said no as he forced himself on her without protection.
- During continued cross-examination Tuesday, defence lawyer Leora Shemesh suggested the woman has a tendency to lie and is adding new details, which the complainant denied.
- The defence highlighted discrepancies between the woman’s testimony and earlier police statements, including shifting dates and a claimed sighting at Rooney’s, a restaurant that closed in 1988.
- The complainant said she recalled bleeding and bruising from resisting, details she told the court she remembered only during testimony nearly 36 years after the alleged incident.
- Stronach, 93, has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts, including two historical charges tied to pre-1983 law changes, with all seven complainants expected to testify and a separate Newmarket trial scheduled later this year.