Stupid judge trick reversed!

I was infuriated by Madame justice cote and her Quebec Appeals court. They reduced the sentence of a pedophile. I actually complained to the judicial council about Madame Justice cote. i was sent a long reply saying she did nothing wrong.



In a 2-1 ruling on Tuesday, the court ruled the man's crimes were not among the worst sexual assaults ever committed, and agreed to reduce his sentence from 15 years to nine.

"There was no violence, such as gagging, threatening or hitting the child," Judge Lise Côté wrote.

The 32-year-old — who cannot be named to protect the identity of his daughter — was found guilty in March 2005 of sexual assault and of producing, possessing and distributing child pornography.

The assaults started when his daughter was 24 months old and lasted for two years.

The man, who is a father of four, was given the maximum sentence of 15 years in prison in November 2005.

When the court reduced that sentence on Tuesday, Côté cited the man's young age and the fact that he has only one other criminal conviction (for sexually assaulting another child when he was 17).

The prosecution's case was based on roughly 5,000 pictures and 5,000 videos found on the man's computer, some featuring very young children.


Well the Supreme court has rapped Madame justice Cote's knuckles and overturned the truly stupid decision of the Quebec court of appeals. I am often critical of the high court, but in this case they got it right. The decision was 9-1 . Only Justice Fish dissented. i guess even Abella can be right occassionally.

Justice Louis LeBel wrote that the sentence was justified in light of what he called the highly reprehensible acts involved.