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Friday, February 5, 2016

Jian Ghomeshi’s Trial: DeCoutere: Emails don’t change lack of consent in choking



 

Trailer Park Boys actress continued to write to former CBC Radio host after alleged assault, trial hears.

Jian Ghomeshi leaves court at Old City Hall in Toronto on Thursday.
Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Jian Ghomeshi leaves court at Old City Hall in Toronto on Thursday.
Lucy DeCoutere says emails that suggest she enjoyed Jian Ghomeshi’s company do not change the fact that he choked and slapped her “without consent.”
Confronted with numerous emails by defence lawyer Marie Henein, the Trailer Park Boys actress told a Toronto court on Friday she knew their paths would continue to cross and she wanted to make Ghomeshi into a friend and neutralize the situation.
At one stage, the court gallery burst into laughter when DeCoutere said: “I feel like you have an exhibit you want to show me,” to the defence lawyer.

Recaps: Rolling coverage of the Jian Ghomeshi trial

Explore the Star's live coverage from each day of the Ghomeshi trial.

Former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi has pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking.
Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press
Former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi has pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking.
Day 4 of the Ghomeshi trial: Court begins at 10 a.m.
Day 3: Trailer Park Boys actor Lucy DeCoutere takes the stand, where she is questioned about emails and a goodnight kiss she shared with Ghomeshi.
Day 2: Tough questions were asked of a witness about flirtatious emails and a personal bikini photo she sent Ghomeshi.
Day 1: A misremembered car, uncertainty over a kiss, who was “smitten” with whom, and the mystery of a set of hair extensions dominated the first day of the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault trial.

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