A former track coach in Greater Sudbury pleaded not guilty to five charges, including sexual assault, at the start of his trial this morning in a Sudbury courtroom.
David Case and a former student of his, Celine Loyer, were charged in February 2017, following an investigation by Greater Sudbury Police.
Case, 57, pleaded not guilty this morning as his trial, scheduled to last five days, began. The accused decided to proceed with a judge alone, meaning the trial is not being held before a jury.
Case faces charges for incidents that occurred between 1984 and 2011. Loyer faces two charges stemming from incidents in 2009 and 2011.
Case and Loyer will be tried together for crimes they allegedly committed together. That judge-alone trial is set to begin on Jan. 27.
