Category: Harold LeBel

Ex-pq Legislator Harold LeBel Sentenced to Eight Months in Jail for Sex Assault

January 26, 2023
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Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel was sentenced on Thursday to eight months in jail after being found guilty in November of sexually assaulting a woman at his condo in 2017. Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge Francoeur accepted the joint sentencing recommendation from the prosecution and defence at the courthouse in Rimouski, Que., about 320…

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Defence Closes Case in Sexual Assault Trial of Ex-pq Legislator Harold LeBel

November 16, 2022
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The defence for former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel closed its case on Tuesday in his trial for sexual assault. Earlier in the day, Superior Court Justice Serge Francoeur called prosecutor Jérôme Simard to order because the lawyer brought up a declaration the accused made to police during his 2020 arrest. Simard told jurors LeBel had talked…

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Ex Parti Quebecois Member to Plead Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charge

January 11, 2021
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RIMOUSKI, Que.—Former Parti Quebecois member Harold LeBel intends to plead not guilty to a charge of sexual assault. LeBel’s lawyer, Maxime Roy, made the comment today in court and added that his client is also looking to have some of conditions related to his release relaxed. The politician, who appeared in court today by video…

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