In late 2014, Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual assault, and one count of overcoming resistance by choking, in relation to three complainants.[1] He was charged with three additional counts related to three more women on January 8, 2015.[2] On October 1, 2015, Ghomeshi pleaded not guilty to one count of choking and four counts of sexual assault.[3] The trial began on February 1, 2016.[4] He was acquitted of all five charges on March 24, 2016.[5][6][7]
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