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Ghomeshi charged, appeared in court today

Former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi was in court today after the Toronto Police Service charged him with four counts of sexual assault.

Former CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi was in court today after the Toronto Police Service charged him with four counts of sexual assault.

In a news release issued this morning, the department said Ghomeshi surrendered to Police and also faces one count of overcome resistance - choking.

CBC dismissed Ghomeshi on October 26 after being shown 'graphic evidence' that the former host of Q had engaged in activities that inflicted physical injury upon a woman.

Nine women have since alleged that Ghomeshi had assaulted them, either physically or sexually.

Three of his accusers have filed official police complaints.

Immediately following his dismissal, Ghomeshi filed a $55 million lawsuit against the broadcaster.

That lawsuit was dropped yesterday and Ghomeshi must reimburse CBC $18,000 for legal costs.

For more information about this developing case, visit SooToday.com's National Headlines here.

Photo: SooToday file photo of Jian Ghomeshi from his 2012 Sault Ste. Marie book tour appearance. Donna Hopper/SooToday


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