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Amy Hamm: Staffer shuts down claim he called Galloway a 'serial predator'
UBC staffer denies warning Galloway was a 'serial predator' in 2013.
In brief
UBC staffer denies warning Galloway was a 'serial predator' in 2013. A.B. accused Steven Galloway of rape in 2015, but a retired UBC security officer says he never warned Galloway was a 'serial predator'. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Galloway's defamation trial
Steven Galloway faces defamation trial at B.C. Supreme Court after A.B. accused him of rape in 2015.
“A.B. accused bestselling novelist and former University of British Columbia (UBC) professor Steven Galloway of rape in 2015.”
Retired officer denies warning
Retired UBC community relations officer Stephen Bohnen says he never warned Galloway was a 'serial predator' in 2013.
“I certainly can’t remember anything like that”
2013 incident report
In 2013, A.B. reported Galloway gave her hard liquor and propositioned her for sex, which she said was not isolated.
“Galloway gave her several drinks of hard liquor and propositioned her for sex”
Email claims serial predator
A.B. emailed that Bohnen assisted her with a safety plan and called Galloway a 'serial predator'.
“Galloway was a 'serial predator'”
No memory of warning
Bohnen testified he was never head of campus security and has no recollection of telling A.B. Galloway was a 'serial predator'.
“I certainly can’t remember anything like that”
C.W. requests publication ban
C.W. asked for a publication ban to avoid media exposure but the judge refused, saying it would violate open courtroom principles.
“the judge refused to issue a ban, which she said would violate the open courtroom principle”
What to remember
A.B. accused Steven Galloway of rape in 2015, but a retired UBC security officer says he never warned Galloway was a 'serial predator'.
