"On Monday, the seventh complainant, now 69, testified that she had met Stronach at Rooney's, the restaurant he owned, sometime between 1982 and 1983. The woman said that, the week after they met, they ended up going out to a restaurant at a Harbourfront hotel. She said that during dessert, she accepted Stronach's offer to go back to his Harbourfront condo."
"Once there, Stronach attempted to kiss her, but she rebuffed him, telling him she was 'not here for the that,' the woman told court. She said he then pulled her to a room with a cot, and she reluctantly followed him. She said Stronach, laying on the cot, pulled her on top of him. Stronach again attempted to kiss her and then put his hand up her dress, the woman testified."
"Stronach, 93, faces a total of 10 charges, including sexual assault. Two of the 10 counts, rape and attempted rape, are considered historical charges as they were abolished when the Criminal Code was amended in 1983 to create the offence of sexual assault. Stronach, founder of auto-parts giant Magna International, has denied the allegations and has pleaded not guilty to all charges."
Frank Stronach, founder of Magna International, is on trial for 10 charges including sexual assault, with allegations spanning from 1977 to 1990. The seventh and final complainant testified that she met Stronach at his restaurant Rooney's between 1982 and 1983. After a dinner date at a Harbourfront hotel, she accompanied him to his condo where he allegedly attempted to kiss her despite her refusal. She testified that Stronach became aggressive, pulled her into a room, and forcibly removed her pantyhose. Stronach has denied all allegations and pleaded not guilty. Two charges were withdrawn by the Crown related to the sixth complainant. Two of the remaining charges are historical offences predating the 1983 Criminal Code amendment.
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