The lawyer said he doesn’t think a mistrial was the right call and accused Stronach’s lawyer of 'sneakily' getting information from him
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The lawyer for the female complainant at the centre of the strange sexual assault mistrial for business tycoon Frank Stronach said he feels he was a pawn in the high-profile case against one of Canada’s richest men.
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Speaking publicly for the first time, Ontario lawyer Shale Wagman, whose indiscreet discussion with Stronach’s defence lawyer led a judge to overturn her own guilty verdict last month, told National Post he doesn’t think a mistrial was the right call, accused Stronach’s lawyer of “sneakily” getting information from him, and complained the verdict led to his character being attacked.
In retort to Wagman’s claims, Leora Shemesh, who led Stronach’s fiery defence at the lengthy trial, denied being sneaky and said the lawyer’s discussions on his client’s behalf “seemed like a shake down.”
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