Former Woodstock mayor Trevor Birtch leaving court in downtown London, Ont., on Monday.
Trevor Birtch's defence lawyer is cross-examining the woman who testified at the opening of the former Woodstock, Ont., mayor's sexual assault trial, as proceedings entered Day 2 on Tuesday.Former Woodstock mayor Trevor Birtch leaves court in downtown London, Ont., on Monday on the first day of his sexual assault trial. Trevor Birtch's defence lawyer is cross-examining the woman who testified at the opening of the former Woodstock, Ont.
The trial, overseen by Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie, is in London and scheduled to run for four days. There's a publication ban protecting the identity of the woman.Earlier Monday, Birtch, 48, entered not guilty pleas to two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault stemming from allegations made between Feb. 14 and Dec. 13, 2021. He was charged in February 2022 and stepped down from his second term as mayor several months later.
Battin asked if the woman became angry after seeing Birtch receive phone calls from other women, which she continuously denied.
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