Of more than one dozen men and women who have accused former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi of assault, three testified in court against him during a week-long criminal trial in Toronto, Canada, in February.
They were ultimately unsuccessful.
A judge found Ghomeshi not guilty on Thursday of four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance to sex assault by choking. The judge, William B. Horkins, said Ghomeshi had to be acquitted mainly due to "inconsistencies" in the testimonies of the alleged victims.
Though Justice Horkins was in a sense hamstrung by the high burden of proof required by criminal law in alleged rape cases, his 26-page judgment is still instructional. Read more...
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