Pride Toronto co-chairman charged with drugging, raping young man
TORONTO, – A Pride Toronto co-chairman is on trial charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a young man in August 2012 after a Pride volunteer appreciation party they both attended. Luke Amona Luka Amona, 38, was charged in September 2012 and has since resigned from the Pride Toronto board. According to a World Pride Toronto bio , Amona became active with the homosexual organization in 2009 after working for a variety of homosexual groups in Europe , Africa , and North America . "Raised in England , he believes his experience and knowledge will be particularly valuable to the organization as it looks to elevate its community engagement and accelerate its preparations for World Pride in 2014 [in Toronto]," the bio states. The alleged victim, who was 20 years old at the time of the alleged incident and whose identity is protected by a publication ban, claims that Amona sexually assaulted him, and when he resisted, claims the accused forced him to inhale a