Waverley man on trial accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants

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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.

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.”

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.