Trial of disgraced CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi set to begin next week

The trial for former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi is set to begin Monday. Ghomeshi has pled not guilty to charges of sexual assault and choking.

Janine Benedet, professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, told Canadian Press: “This case could serve as encouragement for other women to come forward or it could end up reinforcing some problematic aspects of the process.”

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