{"id":5761,"date":"2016-03-25T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/?p=5761"},"modified":"2016-03-25T07:42:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T11:42:02","slug":"cbcs-ghomeshi-acquitted-of-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/cbcs-ghomeshi-acquitted-of-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CBC host acquitted in assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MIA POLLACK
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Jian Ghomeshi has been no stranger to the spotlight in the last few years. Cameras have consistently been on his trail, as well as his family, since news broke from the Toronto Star<\/em> that he allegedly assaulted three women, including one of his co-workers at the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. The former CBC host was charged with four counts of sexual assault in 2014.<\/p>\n

Following the speculation, the CBC dismissed Ghomeshi from his high profile position, in which he got to interview actors, musicians, politicians and other public figures. As a one-time listener, he was good at his job, but leads me to wonder, especially with his female guests and coworkers \u2013 maybe he was a “little too good” at his job.<\/p>\n

On March 24, Ghomeshi was acquitted of his charges, following his first court date in early February in Toronto. He plead not guilty to assaults that supposedly taken place in 2002 and 2003. The trial lasted eight days.<\/p>\n

According to CBC News, his team of lawyers released a statement saying that he had been “rightly acquitted of his charges” and that \u201cour system of justice, that is what must happen in every case regardless of who is accused or what crime is alleged. That is precisely what occurred in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since CBC was Ghomeshi\u2019s former employer and the crimes he had committed to these women took place in the public-broadcaster\u2019s headquarters in Toronto, they had the best coverage of the events. The CBC was there every single step of the way.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>In the light of the events that took place on Thursday, Ghomeshi\u2019s acquittal comes as a shock.<\/p>\n

It had been revealed that the witnesses gave inconsistent testimonies; \"ZK2\"<\/a>the only testimony that remained somewhat accurate was Lucy DeCoutere, leaving the judge to believe that her statements undermined her credibility.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>According to the Toronto Star<\/em>, the key factors that led to Justice William Horkins to letting Ghomeshi go included:<\/p>\n