Newly released court documents reveal that billionaire businessman Frank Stronach faces fresh criminal charges involving seven different victims, with incidents ranging from 1977 to earlier this year.
Stronach, 91, was arrested on Wednesday for six additional charges of sexual assault and two historical charges of attempted rape and indecent assault . Through his lawyer, Stronach has denied the allegations, stating this week that he will “vigorously defend” himself against “these further untested allegations.”
The new criminal information brings the total to 13 charges involving 10 alleged victims. The victims in the court document released Friday are identified only by initials.
None of the allegations have been tested in court.
The criminal information sheet released Friday details that Stronach is accused of eight charges occurring between 1977-1978, 1983, 1988, 1990, between 1999-2003, between 2001-2002, and earlier this year.
According to the document, the alleged offences took place in Toronto, Scarborough, Aurora, and Gormley, Ontario.
Earlier this month, Peel police announced five charges against Stronach: rape, indecent assault on a female, two charges of sexual assault, and forcible confinement.
Court documents indicate that these earlier offences involve three victims, alleged to have occurred in 1980, 1986, and 2023.
In a statement released Wednesday, Stronach’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, reiterated that his client “denies and will vigorously defend these further untested allegations,” echoing previous denials of the initial allegations.
“Mr. Stronach categorically denies the allegations of impropriety which have been brought against him,” Greenspan said earlier this month.
Stronach is due to appear in court in Brampton on July 8.
Following the initial charges, Peel police appealed to the public for information or potential victims to come forward.
Stronach, the founder of the Aurora-based auto parts manufacturer Magna International and a member of the Order of Canada, was previously released on the conditions that he surrender his passport, not change his address, and not contact any of his accusers.
Of the new charges, two are offences that no longer exist in the criminal code: attempted rape and indecent assault on a female. Police investigating historical incidents can lay criminal charges according to the law at the time of the alleged offence.
