Police are investigating a prominent former Canadian Broadcast Corp. Radio host on sexual assault charges after three women came forward to complain.
Toronto police sex crimes Insp. Joanna Beaven-Desjardins said today they are actively investigating former CBC star radio host Jian Ghomeshi. The allegations by the three women and several others by unnamed women in media reports rocked the CBC, a vaunted Canadian institution. CBC fired Ghomeshi last weekend over what it said was "graphic" evidence that he had caused physical injury to a person.
Ghomeshi has said he had consensual "rough sex" with women and is the victim of a disgruntled ex-girlfriend. He has said he would meet the allegations "directly," but won't discuss it with the media.
Beaven-Desjardins says police want anyone with evidence to contact them.
