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CTV News
13-06-2025
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Trial of Waverley man accused of historical sex crimes by two young women continues in Midland
Robert Moroziuk, 50, accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants walks out of the Midland, Ont. courthouse on June 13, 2025. (CTV News / Mike Arsalides) Warning: Content in this article may be upsetting or triggering to some readers. The defence cross-examined a second complainant who alleges she was sexually violated by a Waverley man when she was a child between 2011 and 2015. Robert Moroziuk, 50, is charged with nine counts, including sexual assault, sexual interference, invitational to sexual touching and forcible confinement, relating to allegations made by two young women who said they were children at the time, between the ages of five and 12 and came forward to provincial police last year. Moroziuk heard testimony from his second accuser in a Midland courtroom Friday as defence lawyer Andrew Knott cross-examined the witness trying to find illustrate to the court inconsistencies in testimony and lapses in memory. The witness told the court Moroziuk touched her breasts and pulled down his shorts to expose himself to her in his backyard. When exactly it happened was not clear. The witness previously told the court it was during the summer. Robert Moroziuk Robert Moroziuk, 50, accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants walks out of the Midland, Ont. courthouse on June 13, 2025. (CTV News / Mike Arsalides) The defence repeatedly suggested to the complainant the incidents never occurred. 'I'm going to suggest you don't have an independent recollection of them because they did not happen,' Knott told the witness. '100% they did happen,' said the young woman who described her memory as 'foggy.' She revealed she has been diagnosed with PTSD, depression and anxiety. 'I wouldn't say it is so foggy that I can't remember,' she clarified when pressed by Knott about the reliability of her memory. Knott made a series of suggestions to the witness stating Moroziuk did not expose himself, make comments about her body; including her breasts, try to kiss her or touch her body. The witness disagreed with each of the suggestions made by the defence. She maintained the incidents occurred. Knott, during his approximately two hours of cross-examination of the witness, proposed the complainant only provided a statement to police to help bolster testimony from the other complainant in the case. Identities of the complainants are protected by a publication ban. The Crown told the court it intends to call three more witnesses to testify. The defence said it will also call its own witnesses to testify. The third day of the trial before Justice Philop John Brissette is scheduled for next week in Barrie.
CTV News
09-06-2025
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Waverley man on trial accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants
Warning: Content in this article may be upsetting or triggering to some readers. The trial of a Waverley man accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants got underway Monday in a Midland, Ont. courtroom. Robert Moroziuk, 50, is accused of nine counts including: sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and forcible confinement, by two young women who say they were children between five and 12 years of age. Moroziuk has been out on bail since his arrest when he was charged June 24 of last year by Southern Georgian Bay OPP. Southern Georgian Bay OPP detachment The OPP detachment in Georgian Bay, Ont. (CTV Barrie) At the time of the allegations, between 2011 and 2015, Moroziuk owned a convenience store when the first complainant says Moroziuk assaulted her and at his nearby home where he lived with his family. 'Robert sexually assaulted me' she told the court. The young woman said she was as young as five and old as 11 when she was molested by Moroziuk at his home and shop. 'However often I was over there,' she said. During cross-examination defence lawyer Andrew Knott, the complainant told the court she had trouble remembering the specifics of every alleged incident. She said Moroziuk often had his hands under her clothing and on her privates. She testified trying to block the events out of her mind as if they never happened. She told the court she has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She told the court the incidents occurred when other people may have been nearby. The defence suggested the events never occurred, but the witness said they '100 per cent did.' Robert Moroziuk Robert Moroziuk, 50, accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants walks out of the Midland, Ont. courthouse on June 9, 2025. (CTV News / Mike Arsalides) She testified telling her parents eight years ago, but they decided not to get the criminal justice system involved. She said she was about 11 years of age at the time and had not returned to the home or had any communication with Moroziuk since her parents found out. They 'didn't want to put me through all the legal stuff' she told the court when explaining why police were not notified at the time her parents were informed of the allegations. She revealed she only came forward to police after speaking with a counsellor. The second complainant took the witness stand in the afternoon session. She told the court Moroziuk made repeated comments about her breast size and touched her breasts. She described being 'groped' by him. She described Moroziuk kissing her on the lips and exposing himself to her. The witness began to cry when recounting the incidents. 'I never told anyone,' she testified. The trial is scheduled to resume Friday with defence cross-examination of the second witness.
