# Amy Hamm: Staffer shuts down claim he called Galloway a 'serial predator'

> UBC staffer denies warning Galloway was a 'serial predator' in 2013.
- Title: Amy Hamm: Staffer shuts down claim he called Galloway a…
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-ubc-staffer-shuts-down-claim-he-called-galloway-a-serial-predator
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## 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
## Key takeaway

A.B. accused Steven Galloway of rape in 2015, but a retired UBC security officer says he never warned Galloway was a 'serial predator'.