Toronto city councillor Michael Thompson and his lawyer, Leora Shemesh, arrive outside the courthouse in Bracebridge, Ont. on Thursday. Thompson faces two counts of sexual assault.
Coun. Michael Thompson has resigned from Toronto's FIFA World Cup hosting committee as his ongoing sexual assault trial continues — picking up Friday with his defence arguing the Crown prosecutor for the case should be removed for misconduct.Defence lawyer Leora Shemesh, pictured here leaving the Bracebridge courthouse with Michael Thompson earlier this month, says the court should remove the Crown prosecutor or stay one of the charges against her client for alleged impropriety.
In an email, Mayor Olivia Chow's office told CBC Toronto that Thompson had informed Chow of his decision to step down from the hosting committee last week. The identities of both complainants and the trial's first witness are protected under a publication ban.This video may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A woman accusing Scarborough councillor Michael Thompson of sexual assault took the stand in his trial Monday. CBC's Lane Harrison has the details.
Shemesh said the Crown had broken court orders against anyone testifying in the trial hearing or learning what other witnesses had testified in court.Newhouse argued Friday the Crown did not tell the complainant anything that was said during another witness's testimony, calling the defence's application "manifestly frivolous.
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