Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach, 91, arrested on sexual assault charges
- Frank Stronach has been charged with five crimes including rape, indecent assault on a female, sexual assault and forcible confinement
Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach was arrested on sexual assault charges spanning decades, police said.
The 91-year-old was charged on Friday with five crimes including rape, indecent assault on a female, sexual assault and forcible confinement, Peel Regional Police said. He was released with conditions and would appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, Ontario, at a later date, the police statement said.
Peel Regional Police Constable Tyler Bell said there was more than one accuser but declined to say how many.
“Obviously, this is a high-profile case. Our special victims unit is bound to protect the victims and in doing so that’s why were are being vague,” Bell said. “There is more than one victim but we won’t confirm that number yet.”
Police allege the sexual assaults occurred from the 1980s to as recent as 2023. Bell said they were appealing for people to come forward if they had information or had been victims.
Stronach did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
He has hired prominent Canadian defence lawyer Brian Greenspan.