MONTREAL -- Gilbert Rozon has decided that he does not want a trial by jury.
On Monday, Rozon's lawyer presented a request to Quebec Superior Court that Rozon be tried by a judge only.
The founder of Just for Laughs, who is to stand trial on charges of sexual assault and molestation, had initially asked for a preliminary inquiry followed by a trial by a jury.
Last month, Rozon waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and on Monday opted for a trial by a judge instead of a jury trial.
Rozon will be back in court January 7.
Rozon is alleged to have assaulted and molested his victim, whose identity cannot be made public, in 1980 in Saint-Sauveur in the Laurentians north of Montreal.
The 65-year-old Rozon has denied the charges.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 2, 2019.
