Close X
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
ADVT 
National

Quebec Man Gets 15 Years For Incest, Sex Assault Against Daughters

The Canadian Press, 27 Jan, 2017 09:10 PM
    GATINEAU, Que. — A Quebec man convicted of incest and sexual assault charges against two of his daughters was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.
     
    Jacques Roger Lesage, 79, was found guilty by a jury one week ago on four of six charges, which included incest, sexual assault and indecent assault.
     
    The assaults in Val-des-Monts, in western Quebec, began in 1971 and ended in December 2004.
     
    Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Pennou imposed a severe sentence, giving no credibility to the man's apology.
     
    Daughters Lucie and Nathalie said they were satisfied with the sentence.
     
    Lesage has been incarcerated since his 2014 arrest and, with time served, has 11 years left in his sentence.
     
     
    His trial heard he impregnated his daughter Lucie three times, the first when she was just 13.
     
    Jurors found him guilty of assaults against Lucie and Nathalie.
     
    He was acquitted in charges involving Chantal Knippenberg, a third daughter born of an extramarital affair.
     
    The three women previously asked the court for their names to be made public so their father's would be too.
     
    Lesage is awaiting trial in another similar case.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Kinder Morgan Canada President Doesn't Know If Humans Causing Climate Change

    VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson says he's read the science on both sides and doesn't know whether humans are contributing to climate change.

    Kinder Morgan Canada President Doesn't Know If Humans Causing Climate Change

    Federal Government Aims To Lower Airfares By Bolstering Competition

    Federal Government Aims To Lower Airfares By Bolstering Competition
    MONTREAL — The federal government plans to raise the cap on foreign ownership of Canadian airlines and adopt a passenger bill of rights in a bid to drive down fares and protect travellers faced with airline delays.

    Federal Government Aims To Lower Airfares By Bolstering Competition

    Home Sales In Greater Toronto Area Smash Record, Even As Prices Soar

    Home Sales In Greater Toronto Area Smash Record, Even As Prices Soar
    TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area hit a record high last month even as prices continued to soar, the Toronto Real Estate Board said Thursday.

    Home Sales In Greater Toronto Area Smash Record, Even As Prices Soar

    N.L. Man Who Watched His Father Murder His Mother Wants Stiffer Sentences

    N.L. Man Who Watched His Father Murder His Mother Wants Stiffer Sentences
    Daniel Benoit, 22, said he wants to start a national conversation about murder sentences and Canada's justice system in general, which he says lets convicted murderers off too easily.

    N.L. Man Who Watched His Father Murder His Mother Wants Stiffer Sentences

    Home School Shut Down Amid Allegations Of Misspending Takes Alberta To Court

    Home School Shut Down Amid Allegations Of Misspending Takes Alberta To Court
    Trinity Christian School Association and the Wisdom Home Schooling Society say in a court application that they have done nothing wrong.

    Home School Shut Down Amid Allegations Of Misspending Takes Alberta To Court

    Wrong Address Murder: Judge Finds Man Guilty In Shooting Of Saskatoon Mother

    Wrong Address Murder: Judge Finds Man Guilty In Shooting Of Saskatoon Mother
    Joshua Petrin has also been convicted of conspiracy to commit murder.

    Wrong Address Murder: Judge Finds Man Guilty In Shooting Of Saskatoon Mother