Sexual assault and rape – the list of accusations against Frank Stronach is long. But now the 91-year-old Magna founder is defending himself and has his lawyer say via ‘Krone’: ‘I reject all allegations. It’s also not right that I was arrested!”
It was an early morning blast: Frank Stronach, founder of the Canadian company Magna International, was arrested in Canada at short notice, according to a report by the Reuters news agency. There are five alleged crimes, including sexual assault and rape, for which he has now been charged.
The alleged incidents are said to have taken place between the 1980s and 2023.
“Was voluntarily at the police station”
Stronach’s lawyer in Austria, Michael Krüger, reached the billionaire early in the morning local time at his residence near Toronto. “It is not right that I was arrested. Instead, the police called me and I voluntarily went to the police station. I was interrogated there and made my statements accordingly,” the Styrian resident told the “Krone”.
And the 91-year-old emphatically emphasizes: “I firmly reject all allegations. There is nothing more to add to my Canadian lawyer’s statement.”
Brian Greenspan previously noted that Stronach looks forward to the opportunity to fully respond to the allegations “and maintain his legacy as a philanthropist and icon of corporate Canada.”
The Magna Group recently said it had no knowledge of the investigation or the allegations made. It was also noted that Stronach no longer had any ties to Magna since relinquishing control in 2010.
Police said Stronach has been released on conditions and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton at a later date.
Stronach recently suffered a heavy blow of fate when his wife Frieda passed away at the end of March. The two were married for 60 years. “The other day I was with her 24 hours a day,” Stronach said in an interview with “Krone Bunt” and concluded with the words: “Life must go on.”
Source: Krone
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