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Douglas Todd: Central figure in rape allegations against former UBC prof Steven Galloway apologizes

Former student Chelsea Rooney collected complaints against the noted novelist. Her apology is the latest turn in a saga that has torn apart Canada’s literary community and garnered international attention.

The former student who launched and sustained public allegations of rape and sexual assault against UBC professor and novelist Steven Galloway has issued an extensive and “unreserved” apology.

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Chelsea Rooney, who obtained a master’s degree in creative writing from UBC, signed the two-page apology a week before the beginning of the Oct. 5 trial at which Galloway’s remaining........

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