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Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach faces slew of sex assault charges

Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach is accused of sexually assaulting over a dozen women, over the span of almost 50 years. The CBC’s Mark Kelley unravels the Fifth Estate’s investigation into the case.
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Ontario business magnate Frank Stronach, who faces 13 criminal charges including rape and forcible confinement, stands for a portrait after an an interview with the CBC’s Mark Kelley, at a Toronto hotel, on Aug. 6, 2024. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Front Burner26:59Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach faces slew of sex assault charges

As the once CEO of Magna International, a global leader in auto parts manufacturing, Frank Stronach was a big deal in the business world. In the '80s alone, the company's sales grew twelvefold, to over a billion dollars annually.

Stronach would go on to be praised by prime ministers and presidents. He's received the Order of Canada. You can find his name on many landmarks near Aurora, Ontario, where he used to preside over Magna.

But in June of this year Stronach was arrested on five sex crime charges. Police laid more in the following months, and by October, Stronach's charge sheet had grown to 18 criminal counts. The alleged offences date from 1977 to this year, and involve 13 women.  

Stronach categorically denies all the allegations.

Mark Kelley has been reporting on the Stronach case for the CBC's Fifth Estate. You can stream "Stronach: Power and Silence" now on YouTube.

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