Steven Galloway says his accuser fabricated details of three sexual assault allegations
Former UBC professor Steven Galloway testified in court, denying sexual assault allegations made by a former student and claiming they were fabricated. The defamation trial follows years of controversy surrounding his suspension from the university's creative writing program.
Why it matters
The case has been a high-profile flashpoint in Canadian literary circles regarding academic conduct, due process, and the #MeToo movement.
Author and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway, centre, and his wife Katie Wagner, left, leave B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Bestselling author Steven Galloway told court Wednesday allegations that he sexually assaulted a former student three times were pure fiction and that he didn’t learn of the details until after he was suspended as head of the creative writing program at the University of British Columbia.
After nearly 11 years, Mr. Galloway testified in open court about the allegations as part of a defamation case he brought against the woman, with whom he had a two-year affair, and three others he accuses of defaming him. He called the allegations “absolutely” false.
“I was shocked to find she was saying that,” he testified.
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