Witness says she brought Joseph Yaremko to Saskatoon condo building where alleged sexual assault took place – Saskatoon
The Crown witness who mentioned she introduced Joseph Yaremko to her Saskatoon condominium constructing testified that she was simply attempting to assist a pleasant stranger.
Trisha Corridor lived in the identical Stonebridge complicated the place an alleged sexual assault came about, for which Yaremko has been charged.
Corridor informed court docket she spent a lot of the day with the Warman, Sask., man after he entered the Maduro Espresso & Tea workplace close to 45 Avenue West within the north a part of town.
Courtroom noticed safety video footage of a person getting into the enterprise, the place Corridor was working on the time, through the morning of June 3, 2019.
Corridor testified that she left her office earlier than 11 a.m. with the intention to assist Yaremko.
She mentioned when he first entered the enterprise, he requested to make use of the telephone.
Corridor mentioned after talking with him for a number of minutes, she discovered him to be a pleasant stranger and somebody that she felt like she had recognized for a very long time.
She famous she didn’t inform any of her colleagues that she had left her put up and that Yaremko had mentioned that he was seeking to guide a lodge for some workers for his roofing enterprise.
Corridor mentioned he didn’t know the identify of the lodge and that she provided solutions, however shortly after he famous that he needed to meet his enterprise accomplice.
She additionally mentioned he appeared frazzled so she determined to deliver him to her house on the 100 block of Wellman Crescent so he might have entry to the web.
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Corridor famous they stayed at her house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the place she fed him and he made plans to satisfy his enterprise accomplice.
She agreed to drive him so Yaremko might meet his accomplice.
After that assembly, Corridor mentioned Yaremko requested her to drive him round to a number of residences and companies.
Throughout these stops, she mentioned he could be out of her view for minutes at a time.
She famous after one of many stops, his hand was bleeding and contained shards of glass.
Corridor mentioned at this level she turned involved about her security and the person in her car.
She mentioned they returned again to her house round 6 p.m. the place they had been joined by Corridor’s roommate Jocelyn Lachapelle.
Corridor and Lachapelle famous Yaremko started talking extra sexually presently and turning into extra aggressive with pursuits to sleep with the pair.
Each Corridor and Lachapelle mentioned they didn’t wish to sleep with him.
Nevertheless, Lachapelle mentioned Corridor engaged together with his “aggressive flirting”, however she didn’t have interaction Yaremko when he tried to incorporate her within the dialog.
It turned so uncomfortable Lachapelle despatched a message to one among Corridor’s coworkers that they didn’t really feel secure and he known as the police.
Corridor, who mentioned she can also be president of the constructing’s rental board, mentioned at one level, she felt like she had given him time, rides to the place he wished to go and even an outdated cellphone and that she couldn’t do any extra for him and easily wished him to go away her house.
Throughout cross examination, the defence questioned why Corridor would take a lot day out of her work day to assist a stranger and never inform her coworkers the place she was going.
Yaremko’s lawyer additionally requested Corridor that regardless of her seeing considerations as they had been driving to totally different areas, that she by no means felt the necessity to drive off and depart him.
She mentioned she hoped by serving to him that he would go away her alone and so they might get on with their lives and that she felt like she was doing one thing good for a stranger and that he had left a duffel bag in her house.
Defence additionally requested Corridor whether or not she had met Yaremko earlier than, bought medication from him and whether or not he had been to her house or office earlier than.
Corridor answered no to all questions.
Defence introduced up that she made the suggestion to Yaremko that he might keep over for the night time and her and her roommate might share a room.
On the stand Corridor disputed this, however the defence pulled up an interview Corridor held with a Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) officer from July 4, 2019 the place she mentioned she requested him if he wished to remain the night time however famous that she didn’t imply it and hoped he would go away.
Courtroom additionally heard each legal professionals agree that safety footage from the house constructing confirmed Joseph Yaremko strolling by the constructing on June 3.
As soon as police arrived, Lachapelle mentioned she exited the constructing to talk with the officers.
Corridor and Yaremko left shortly after and Yaremko will be seen shortly strolling and finally operating down a distinct hallway whereas Corridor left by the entrance door.
In response to the testimony from Corridor and Lachapelle, this may’ve taken place minutes earlier than Yaremko is alleged to have entered the unit of the alleged sufferer.
The sufferer, a lady who was 21 years outdated on the time of the incident and who can’t be named due to a publication ban, took the stand on Monday.
On Wednesday, court docket additionally heard testimony from a number of SPS officers who mentioned Yaremko had an arrest warrant from Craik RCMP after they arrested him on these fees.
The Crown has just a few extra witnesses set to take the stand Thursday whereas the defence will begin to name its witnesses later that day.
Justice Naheed Bardai additionally issued a warrant for one of many defence witnesses who hasn’t responded to a request to look on this trial.
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