Testimony sees Strong accused of violent sexual behaviour
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express
The ongoing trial of Adam Strong has seen accusations of violent sexual and non-sexual acts with the defence attempting to exclude a major piece of evidence.
Superior Court Justice Joseph Di Luca struck down a motion from the defence to exclude the knife taken by police containing the DNA of Kandis Fitzpatrick, who Strong is accused of murdering after she disappeared in 2008.
It wasn’t the first time Di Luca had dismissed an argument from the defence attempting to get evidence excluded. Strong’s lawyer has also argued for the exclusion of statements made by the accused to police the night he was arrested.
Video showed in court during the first week of the trial showed Strong speaking candidly about his penchant for rough sex.
“I have definitely tied up my girlfriend,” Strong says in the video. “She said she liked being restrained and I said, ‘I can work with that.’”
The crown is alleging both murders occurred either during or after a sexual assault at the hands of Strong.
During the conversation in the video, Strong was shown photos of handcuffs, collars and other items from his social media accounts.
“It’s a good conversation piece,” he tells the detective.
Testifying in court, lead detective Darren Short says he concluded Strong has an interest in “violent sexual activity.”
Short also says he interviewed women who spoke of being confined and choked by Strong.
Along with violence in a non-sexual encounter, Strong’s former girlfriend told Short he enjoyed violent sex, even going so far as to render her unconscious by choking.
Two sex workers were also interviewed by police, who described encounters with Strong where he blocked them from leaving.
One of the sex workers also described being choked by Strong, says Short.
Strong faces two charges of first degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Fitzpatrick, and Rori Hache, who went missing in 2017.
Police were called to Strong’s basement residence when two plumbers discovered what appeared to be flesh while clearing pipes in the main floor apartment.
When police knocked on his door, Strong was quick to give himself up after being asked what was being flushed down the toilet.
“Okay, you got me, the gig’s up, it’s a body,” Strong allegedly told the officer upon opening the door. “If you want to recover the rest of her, it’s in my freezer.”
The trial continues in Oshawa, and is expected to go on for several weeks.