Jian Ghomeshi under criminal investigation, according to CBC and Toronto Star
Yesterday, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair said that his police force would not investigate former CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi in the absence of any complaints.
Now, CBC News and the Toronto Star are reporting that Toronto police have launched a criminal probe into the former host of Q after two women filed complaints against him.
Ghomeshi has denied any wrongdoing in two statements on his Facebook account.
Meanwhile, Toronto Star reporter Kevin Donovan says that Ghomeshi provided CBC management with video evidence that consensual sex can cause bruising.
"He provided, according to our sources, video evidence of this," Donovan said on a video on the newspaper's website. "We have not seen the videos, but we understand there's more than one."
The videos were linked to the CBC's decision to fire Ghomeshi, according to Donovan, who didn't reveal his source.
CBC president and CEO Hubert Lacroix issued a public statement to Canadians about the Ghomeshi situation.
"I empathize with those who have felt powerless to speak out, or who have tried to speak out and felt ignored," Lacroix said. "As the father of two young daughters, I share your frustration."
Comments
4 Comments
Go Meshi
Nov 1, 2014 at 7:21am
Straight going for a record with the number of articles regarding CBC's #1 choke artist?
400 ppm
Nov 1, 2014 at 8:14am
Why is the GS obsessed with Ghomeshi? (3 marks)
A) sex
B) ethnicity
C) celebrity
D) lawyers
E) real journalism is too complicated/expensive
F) all of the above
Not bad...
Nov 1, 2014 at 10:41am
for a bunch of bitter exgirlfriends
canali
Nov 1, 2014 at 2:01pm
has been fascinating watching his fall from grace...from hero to zero so fast.
too bad jian couldn't have nipped his odious proclivities with therapy early on
...could have saved his career and avoided the damage on others.