Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces multiple sex assault charges, has had his case put over to next month as lawyers work to have the matter moved to a court in Toronto.
A Crown attorney told a Brampton, Ont., court on Monday that prosecutors have agreed to transfer the case to Toronto, where most of the offences are alleged to have occurred.
Peel Regional Police have charged Stronach with a total of 18 counts – including sexual assault and indecent assault – after 13 complainants came forward with allegations dating from 1977 to as recently as February of this year.
The 92-year-old magnate, who did not appear in court Monday, has denied all allegations against him and vowed to defend his reputation.
Stronach was first arrested by Peel police in early June and the latest charges against him were filed late last month.
His next scheduled court appearance in Brampton …