Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
National

Quebec Man Pleads Guilty In Florida Sex Tourism Case; Sentencing Set For June 4

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Mar, 2015 11:34 AM
  • Quebec Man Pleads Guilty In Florida Sex Tourism Case; Sentencing Set For June 4

MIAMI — Authorities in the United States say a Canadian man has pleaded guilty to charges that he travelled to Florida to have sex with someone he believed was an underage boy.

Rene Roberge of Sherbrooke, Que., pleaded guilty to four counts Monday during a federal court hearing in Miami. Two of the counts include mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years.

The 47-year-old man is scheduled to be sentenced June 4.

Authorities say Roberge flew to Fort Lauderdale after making online contact with undercover investigators posing as a 14-year-old boy and his father to arrange a sexual encounter.

Agents also allegedly found child pornography on Roberge's tablet computer, according to officials. They said Roberge also was accused of planning to travel to San Antonio, Texas, to have sex with a teenage boy.

MORE National ARTICLES

Whistler RCMP Investigating Death Of 18-Year-Old On Blackcomb Mountain

Whistler RCMP Investigating Death Of 18-Year-Old On Blackcomb Mountain
WHISTLER, B.C. — Whistler RCMP are investigating the death of an 18-year-old skier on Blackcomb Mountain.

Whistler RCMP Investigating Death Of 18-Year-Old On Blackcomb Mountain

Steve Fonyo Out Of Coma, Has Head Injury After Violent Home Invasion: Family

Steve Fonyo Out Of Coma, Has Head Injury After Violent Home Invasion: Family
SURREY, B.C. — More than a month after Steve Fonyo was stabbed during a violent home invasion, he has been lifted from an induced coma but is suffering from memory loss and slurred speech.

Steve Fonyo Out Of Coma, Has Head Injury After Violent Home Invasion: Family

Harper To Meet, Talk ISIS With NATO Secretary General

Harper To Meet, Talk ISIS With NATO Secretary General
OTTAWA — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is making his first visit to Canada this week, just as the House of Commons is about to have another heated debate on the military mission in Iraq.

Harper To Meet, Talk ISIS With NATO Secretary General

Light Years Ahead: Tech Turbo-charges Extreme High School Science Fairs

Light Years Ahead: Tech Turbo-charges Extreme High School Science Fairs
VANCOUVER — Janice Pang was in Grade 8 when she designed an experiment exposing ravenous immune cells — called macrophages, for the uninitiated — to bacterial components to test their appetite.

Light Years Ahead: Tech Turbo-charges Extreme High School Science Fairs

No Winning Ticket For Saturday Night's $20 Million Lotto 649 Jackpot

No Winning Ticket For Saturday Night's $20 Million Lotto 649 Jackpot
TORONTO — No one has the winning ticket for the $20.4-million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 6-49 draw.

No Winning Ticket For Saturday Night's $20 Million Lotto 649 Jackpot

Investigators Seek Witnesses To Police Shooting Of Man Near Anti-racism Rally

Investigators Seek Witnesses To Police Shooting Of Man Near Anti-racism Rally
CALGARY — Alberta's police watchdog is looking for witnesses after it says an officer shot and critically injured a 30-year-old man shortly after he appeared to taunt demonstrators at an anti-racism rally.

Investigators Seek Witnesses To Police Shooting Of Man Near Anti-racism Rally