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K'naan Expected to Testify Today in Quebec Sexual Assault Trial

The accuser maintained under cross-examination that she awoke to non-consensual sex in a Quebec City hotel room in 2010.

Overview

  • The court set closing arguments for April 1 as the musician is slated to take the stand today.
  • Under cross-examination Wednesday, the complainant repeated that she woke to intercourse without consent, and two friends recounted her disclosures.
  • Earlier testimony described his anger when no condom was available and an attempt to initiate sex without one before they went to sleep.
  • Texts sent the next day and 2013 emails from Keinan Abdi Warsame were read in court, reflecting continued contact after the night in question.
  • The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, first reported the alleged incident to Montreal police in May 2022.