Jamie Sarkonak: Steven Galloway's mental health was shattered by rape allegation - Yahoo News Canada
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When Steven Galloway's wife tried to tell the courtroom how the children of the household have been affected by their father's (and stepfather's) decade of living under unproven sexual assault allegations, her words turned into sobs. Katie Wagner testified that, since they and the rest of the public learned of the allegations, Galloway hasn't been able to attend events at the kids' schools knowing that other parents had read all the stories about him. And of course, the kids know, too. "There are newspaper reports that say something bad happened, and he was fired, and then that's being qualitatively rewritten on platforms kids can see," like their phones, she said. Wagner was the first witness to take the stand Monday in the defamation trial that Galloway embarked upon to clear his name. The once-renowned UBC professor and novelist went from being a star in his department to a pariah overnight when a former grad student in his faculty, married and senior to him in age, accused him of rape. He and the student, known to the public only as A. B., had an affair from 2011 to sometime in 2013.
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Author Steven Galloway finishes testifying at defamation trial - CBC
British ColumbiaThe author of The Cellist of Sarajevo alleges his career was destroyed by the allegations of rape and sexual assault, which he denies and were found unsubstantiated in a report by a former B. C. Supreme Court judge. Galloway alleges defendants defamed him by publishing unproven allegations of sexual assaultDarryl Greer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 15, 2026 8:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 16Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Writer Steven Galloway is pictured in his former office at the University of British Columbia in March 2014. The former UBC creative writing professor has finished testifying in a defamation trial. (Ben Nelms/CBC)Author and former University of British Columbia (UBC) creative writing chair Steven Galloway has concluded testifying in his defamation lawsuit trial in Vancouver.
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