Ghomeshi released on $100,000 bail

Former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi has been granted bail just hours after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault.

The 47-year-old turned himself in to police earlier today and was charged with four counts of sexual assault and one count of what police called “overcome resistance – choking.”

He appeared in the prisoner’s box of a packed Toronto courtroom wearing a dark suit with a light shirt and no tie.

His lawyer was expected to make a statement outside court later in the day.

The former “Q” radio host was fired by CBC on Oct. 26 after the public broadcaster said it had seen “graphic evidence” that he had physically injured a woman.

Since his dismissal, nine women have come forward with allegations that Ghomeshi sexually or physically assaulted them, three of them filed police complaints.

Ghomeshi has admitted that he engaged in “rough sex” but insisted his encounters with women were consensual.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

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