Associate of Montreal billionaire arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes
Raymond Poulet, 76, faces 10 charges, including sexual assault, sexual touching and compelling someone into prostitution.
The crimes are alleged to have been carried out against three victims, including someone younger than 14, at various periods between 1995 and 2001.
Raymond Poulet's arrest comes a month after criminal proceedings were halted against Robert Miller, who, in the final stages of Parkinson's disease, was deemed too sick to stand trial.
After the proceedings against the billionaire were halted, several alleged victims questioned the fate of Robert Miller's associates, who they believed had helped orchestrate his alleged crimes.
Robert Miller was facing 24 counts of sex crimes, the majority involving minors, committed between 1994 and 2016.
The businessman, who made his fortune by founding the computer company Future Electronics, has always denied the charges against him. He had pleaded not guilty.
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