[LINK] "Ex-CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges"

[rfmcdonald]

It begins.

Disgraced former radio host Jian Ghomeshi today pleaded not guilty in a Toronto courtroom to all five charges against him.

The former host of CBC Radio's cultural affairs show q is facing five charges, including four counts of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking.

The 48-year-old did not speak with reporters as he walked into the downtown courthouse, where he was arraigned during a court appearance.

Ghomeshi, wearing a dark suit and tie, said only "not guilty" when asked how he pleaded. He had to repeat that because he wasn't speaking into a microphone.