David Pellerin News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

A Mauricie man suspected of committing serious sexual crimes against minors was arrested on Tuesday in Longueuil, Que. and was kept in custody after his court appearance the next day. Investigators from the Quebec provincial police's Integrated Pimping Unit say David Pellerin, a 39-year-old man from Saint-Léon-le-Grand, a small town north of Louiseville, appeared in court Wednesday by videoconference at the Trois-Rivières courthouse.

Police say they have reason to suspect David Pellerin, who used the name "Dave Plerin" online, may have had other victims.

Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, McGill University and other institutions have found that a well-concealed genetic variation in the gene FGF14, called a DNA tandem repeat expansion, causes a common form of late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a brain disorder that interferes with coordinated movement.

Alyssa Blessent has been promoted to advertising sales manager for the Herald & Review and Journal Gazette & Times-Courier.

Alyssa Blessent has been promoted to advertising sales manager for the Herald & Review and Journal Gazette & Times-Courier.