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When a victim remains anonymous they escape the identity politics — and outright racism — that could otherwise affect public support and media coverage.

Quebec court Judge Matthieu Poliquin's June decision to grant Simon Houle probation and a conditional discharge, in part because a conviction would have made it hard for him to travel for his job as an engineer, has caused an uproar in the province.

Quebecs prosecution office says a judge relied on "stereotypes" and used a mans inebriated state to excuse him for sexually assaulting a woman when he spared him from jail time in a sentencing decision last month.

MONTREAL - The Quebec judicial council will examine a complaint regarding a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism stemming from a 2019 event.

Quebec Court judge Matthieu Poliquin granted a conditional discharge to a man convicted of sexual assault on the grounds the crime had been committed "quickly" and a criminal record would make it difficult for the accused to travel for work.

Quebecs judicial council has begun examining a complaint against Judge Matthieu Poliquin, the young judge who granted a conditional discharge to engineer Simon Houle last June after he pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and voyeurism for his actions in 2019.

Fresh allegations about a Trois-Rivières mans behaviour after he was granted a conditional discharge underscore the view that some perpetrators are undeservedly coddled by a flawed system.

Public outcry has been building since the news that a judge granted the man a conditional discharge last month, partly on the basis of his good behaviour. Now, a woman says he groped her a resort in Cuba less than two weeks after the ruling.

MONTREAL - Hundreds of people rallied in front of Montreal's courthouse on Sunday to denounce a light sentence...

Hundreds of people are rallying in front of Montreals courthouse today to denounce a light sentence imposed on a man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism.