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Court hears UBC helped fund accuser’s participation in Galloway inquiry
Mandi Gray testified that UBC gave money to Steven Galloway’s accuser for therapy and legal costs, according to what the accuser told her.
The testimony came Monday at a defamation trial in British Columbia Supreme Court.
Galloway is suing the accuser and three other defendants over statements about allegations of sexual assault and harassment, which he denies.
The accuser is identified in court as A.B. because of a publication ban, and she is not testifying, citing serious mental health struggles.
UBC hired a retired judge to investigate the allegations after they were brought to the university’s faculty of arts in 2015; the judge later found them unsubstantiated.
Gray said she did not know how much money UBC provided or whether it was the same as a bursary A.B. received.
The trial concerns claims that the allegations damaged Galloway’s career, and closing arguments are expected at the end of the month.
A court heard that the University of British Columbia gave Steven Galloway’s accuser money for therapy and legal costs so she could take part in an inquiry into her allegations.
Mandi Gray, a confidant of the accuser, testified that she did not know how much UBC paid or whether the money was the same as a bursary the accuser received.
Galloway is suing the accuser, known as A.B. under a publication ban, Gray and two other defendants for defamation.
Galloway denies sexually assaulting A.B. and says the allegations damaged his reputation, career and personal life.
The trial is being heard in B.C. Supreme Court, and A.B. is not testifying because of her mental health struggles.
- Who
- Mandi Gray testified about UBC’s payments to A.B., the woman who accused Steven Galloway.
- What
- Gray said UBC gave A.B. money for therapy and legal costs so she could participate in an independent inquiry.
- When
- Gray testified on Monday; the articles were published on Nov. 9 and 10, 2026.
- Where
- B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver.
- Why
- The testimony arose during Galloway’s defamation lawsuit over statements about the allegations against him.
Steven Galloway
A.B.
Allegations
Steven Galloway
Galloway denies sexually assaulting A.B. and says the allegations harmed his reputation and career.
A.B.
A.B. reported that Galloway sexually assaulted her; she is no longer asserting in her defence that he assaulted her, but says she reported that he did.
Lawsuit
Steven Galloway
Galloway alleges that A.B. and other defendants defamed him by publishing unproven claims.
A.B.
A.B. is a defendant in the lawsuit; her lawyers withdrew her defences of truth and fair comment, but said she is not admitting she spread lies.
Gray said A.B. told her she had tried to report the claims against Galloway to a UBC official.
A.B. began seeking Gray’s advice.
UBC suspended Galloway and hired former B.C. Supreme Court justice Mary Ellen Boyd to investigate the allegations.
Gray testified that UBC had given A.B. money for therapy and legal costs to help her take part in the Boyd inquiry.
- Accused
- A.B., whose name is subject to a publication ban
- Witness
- Mandi Gray, Trent University assistant professor of criminology
- University
- University of British Columbia
- Inquiry investigator
- Mary Ellen Boyd, former B.C. Supreme Court justice
- Bursary
- A.B. received a $30,000 bursary after graduating in 2015
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What people are saying
I knew there was an exchange of money from UBC to help offset legal costs and her therapy so she could meaningfully participate in the Boyd investigation
I know you've been weighing whether or not you want to report, and now there are these voice mails and this unwanted contact, this could be a time.
to put it mildly, an unpleasant experience
so hard to watch