Steven Galloway accuser threatened to sue UBC for up to $3-million, defamation trial hears
A defamation trial involving former UBC professor Steven Galloway has revealed that his accuser threatened to sue the university for up to $3 million. The court heard testimony regarding a $30,000 bursary payment made to the accuser by the university.
Why it matters
The case highlights complex issues regarding institutional handling of sexual assault allegations, academic reputation, and legal liability.
Author and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway, right, and his wife, Katie Wagner, leave B.C. Supreme Court during a lunch break, in Vancouver, on Tuesday. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
The former creative-writing student who accused best-selling novelist and then-professor Steven Galloway of sexual assault threatened to sue the University of British Columbia for up to $3-million, claiming negligence by the school and other offences.
The B.C. Supreme Court heard Thursday that the university had already given the woman a bursary after graduating worth $30,000, money that Mr. Galloway testified Thursday the woman was not entitled to.
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