Businessman found guilty of assaulting former employee with another trial coming — cases with implications for corporate accountability
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Frank Stronach, the 93-year-old founder of automotive parts giant Magna International, has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault. The verdict, issued by Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy in Toronto on Friday, marks a significant development in a high-profile case that has drawn attention across Canada's corporate and HR communities.
Stronach had pleaded not guilty to 12 charges involving seven complainants when his Toronto trial opened in February 2026. The charges stemmed from alleged incidents spanning the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. As the trial progressed, prosecutors withdrew five charges related to three women, narrowing the case to seven charges related to four complainants, the Canadian Press reported. Justice Molloy then declared she could not convict Stronach on the basis of one complainant's testimony, which she found unreliable – leaving five charges related to three women.
Justice Molloy returned guilty findings on two of those remaining charges, according to The Canadian Press. Stronach was convicted of sexual assault against a former employee at Rooney's — a restaurant and nightlife complex he owned — and indecent assault against a woman who frequented the venue in the 1970s.
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