# Galloway's life destroyed: Reckoning for sexual assault allegations

> Steven Galloway seeks defamation trial to clear name after sexual assault allegations derailed his career.
- Title: Galloway's life destroyed: Reckoning for sexual assault…
- Summary: Steven Galloway seeks defamation trial to clear name after sexual assault allegations derailed his career. Steven Galloway hopes a defamation trial will…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/galloways-life-was-destroyed-this-is-his-reckoning-amy-hamm
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- Topics: steven galloway, sexual assault allegations, defamation trial, ubc, me too movement, reckoning, news, politics
## Steven Galloway
More than a decade after his career was derailed by sexual assault allegations, acclaimed Canadian author and former UBC professor Steven Galloway hopes a defamation trial can clear his name and hold others accountable.
## Allegations not substantiated
The highly-publicized allegations against Galloway were not substantiated by a judge’s independent investigation, yet the ordeal cost him his job and his reputation.
## Reckoning for #MeToo era
National Post columnist Amy Hamm shares details on the conduct of Galloway’s accusers, the role of fellow academics, and troubling questions around UBC’s handling of the matter, touching on the #MeToo movement’s influence and whether…
## Key takeaway

Steven Galloway hopes a defamation trial will clear his name and hold others accountable for sexual assault allegations that derailed his career.