Two Sexual Assault Charges Dropped Against Jian Ghomeshi

Jian Ghomeshi

Canadian prosecutors withdrew two out of seven sexual assault charges against syndicated radio host Jian Ghomeshi on Tuesday, saying there was no prospect of a conviction.

Two separate trials on the remaining four charges of sexual assault and one of choking will be heard in February and June 2016.

His defense lawyer has said he would plead not guilty to all of the charges.

Ghomeshi, 47, was fired by Canada's public broadcaster CBC last October after at least a dozen women came forward with accusations he strangled them, punched them or slammed them against walls.

Ghomeshi's top-rated arts magazine radio show "Q" was heard across Canada and in more than 180 cities in the United States.

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