“And that’s what Jian Ghomeshi just apologized for — the crime of sexual assault. “All he has said about his other accusers is that they’re all lying and that he’s not guilty. It took 17 minutes to put an end to an 18-month-long ordeal for Jian Ghomeshi, a sweet minimalist touch in a story that has been replete with florid language and hyperbole from the get-go. The complainant, Kathryn Borel, came out with a statement that was inaccurate in its recounting of what had just gone on moments before in Courtroom 125. The so-called peace bond means the 48-year-old fallen CBC star and former host of Q emerges from a tidal wave of allegations — most anonymous and made in the media only — without a criminal record.

Source: National Post May 11, 2016 16:03 UTC