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Jian Ghomeshi surrenders to Toronto police over sexual assault charges

by Mark Teo

Well, it’s been a dramatic week for Jian Ghomeshi. He recently dropped his high-profile lawsuit with the CBC, and today, news leaked that he’d been arrested and surrendered to local police. He is set to appear in court this afternoon over four charges of sexual assault and one charge of “overcome resistance”—essentially, choking.

The Toronto Police Service issued a press release stating the details. Here’s the statement in full.

On Friday, October 31, 2014, Toronto Police Service Sex Crimes started an investigation into several allegations of sexual assault.

On Wednesday, November 26, 2014, Jian Ghomeshi, 47, of Toronto, surrendered to police. He was charged with:

1) four counts of Sexual Assault

2) Overcome Resistance – Choking

He is scheduled to appear in court early this afternoon. We will notify the media of the court location well in advance of the appearance.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.

A sexual assault is any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes website.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

We’ll keep you updated on the developing story.