The victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was 15 at the time of the first assault in 1974 and said he considered Fruitier like a big brother
Fruitier was accompanied at the courthouse by someone helping the 90-year-old former actor walk.
Fruitier committed similar acts against the victim two other times at the former TV star’s home in Brossard, Que., in 1976. He did not take the stand but his lawyer, Robert Polnicky, maintained his client never had sexual intentions towards the complainant. While recognizing some of the acts, Polnicky maintained they constituted an assault and not indecent assault.
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