Judicial pre-trial in Ghomeshi sex assault case set for March 27
Posted February 26, 2015 12:18 pm.
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A judicial pre-trial in the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault case has been set for March 27 at 10 a.m.
Ghomeshi’s lawyer Marie Henein arrived alone at the College Park courthouse for a court appearance on Thursday. The disgraced CBC radio host did not appear.
During the 40-second courtroom appearance, Henein told the judge her defence team is still waiting for more material, but that “we want to move this along.”
The pre-trial is a conference between defence and prosecution under the eye of a judge.
After the hearing, Henein left the building without speaking to reporters.
At a court date earlier this month, Ghomeshi’s other lawyer, Danielle Robichaud, said they received more than 1,000 pages of disclosure from the Crown and more were expected on Thursday.
Ghomeshi, 47, faces seven counts of sexual assault and one of overcoming resistance by choking from allegations that span from 2002 to 2008.
The former Q host was fired by the broadcaster in October and was first charged by police a month later.
In a January court appearance, three new complainants came forward resulting in three additional charges.
Ghomeshi was freed on $100,000 bail, and one of his lawyers said he would be pleading not guilty.
At the time, CBC News reported that one of the complainants was a former CBC employee, but a spokesman declined to comment on the latest charges.
Only one of the six complainants — actress Lucy DeCoutere — can be identified publicly.
If convicted, Ghomeshi faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
With files from The Canadian Press
