Jian Ghomeshi's sexual assault hearing
Jian Ghomeshi is expected to sign a peace bond at the Old City Hall courthouse in Toronto today, after which the prosecution with withdraw the remaining sexual assault charge pending against the former CBC broadcaster.
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A source has told CBC that he will sign a peace bond today -- which is not an admission of guilt -- agree to certain conditions and then the Crown will withdraw the remaining sexual assault charge levelled against him. That charge involves a former CBC employee.
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For those unfamiliar with what a peace bond is you can read more about it here.
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Jian Ghomeshi to avoid 2nd sex assault trial by signing peace bond, source says
Jian Ghomeshi, 48, is expected to sign a peace bond today at the Old City Hall courthouse in Toronto. After that, the Crown will withdraw the remaining sex assault charge against him, a source say. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)Former CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi's second sexual assault trial will not go ahead in June and will instead be dealt with by a peace bond today, according to a source close to the case.
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Lawyers who had followed Ghomeshi's initial sexual assault trial -- after which he was acquitted of all charges -- suggested that Crown prosecutor Michael Callaghan would likely review the evidence concerning the complainant in the second trial, which had initially been slated for June 6, to ensure he still felt he had a strong probability of conviction.Read the full story here.
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Statement issued by Chuck Thompson, Head of Public Affairs, CBC English Services
What Ms. Borel experienced in our workplace should never have happened and we sincerely apologize for what occurred.
As we said in April of 2015, the incidents that came to our attention as it relates to Mr. Ghomeshi's conduct in our workplace were simply unacceptable. We apologized then and we do again today.
To be clear, like the trial in February and the subsequent ruling, this particular court case is also unrelated to our decision to end Jian Ghomeshi's employment with CBC. As we said in March, based on the evidence that came to our attention, Mr. Ghomeshi's actions were not in line with the values of the public broadcaster nor with our employee code of conduct and we stand by this decision.
We accepted the findings of the Rubin report and have since made significant progress on all the elements of our year-one action plan. We've launched new mandatory training programs for HR staff, for managers and for all employees. We've introduced a new bullying and harassment helpline. We've revised our process for capturing the details of bullying and harassment complaints. We are responding to complaints with renewed discipline and rigour, and learning from the data to improve prevention and early resolution.
The past year's progress has set a strong foundation for what's next and the work that remains. That is, to have a broader conversation around culture with a clear focus on a healthy climate to support the well-being of all our staff.
