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CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Close associate of billionaire Robert Miller acquitted of pimping charges
The Quebec Superior Court is seen in Montreal, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz A close associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller, who was facing charges of pimping, has been acquitted, Noovo Info has learned. In an email, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) confirmed that during an Aug. 6 court hearing, Crown prosecutors told Judge Marie Kettlyne Ruben they did not have enough evidence to present against Teresita Fuentes, leading to her acquittal. The 67-year-old woman was arrested by Montreal police (SPVM) in June 2024 in connection with one of Miller's alleged victims. At the time, police said Fuentes was part of Miller's 'entourage.' According to court documents, Fuentes and Miller lived at the same address. Her arrest warrant alleged that she procured a victim for sexual services between Jan. 1, 2015, and Jan. 28, 2018. In June, a Quebec Superior Court judge suspended 24 sex-related charges against Miller, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, declaring he was too ill to stand trial. In an oral decision, Justice Lyne Décarie said the 81-year-old's right to a fair trial would be jeopardized if the legal proceedings continued. 'The medical evidence shows that the applicant's poor physical health would render him unable to participate meaningfully … and that the trial process would cause significant harm to his health,' Décarie said. Most of the 11 women involved in the case were minors at the time of the alleged events. With files from CTV News' Joe Lefaro and The Canadian Press.
Global News
30-07-2025
- Global News
Violent offences by minors in Quebec tripled in 2024, data shows
Data from the Crown prosecutor's office for the last three years suggests that violent crime among minors in Quebec has increased. The alarming figures are cause for concern among families and experts alike who say it's further evidence that more resources for youth are badly needed. For parents like Lynne Baudouy, whose family was affected by violence among minors, that number is troubling. Her son, 16-year-old Lucas Gaudet, died following an altercation outside a school in Pointe-Claire in 2022 when he was stabbed. Another teenager, also 16, was charged for his murder. He was one of six minors in Quebec charged in 2022 with murder, according to the province's Crown prosecutor's office (DPCP). Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The following year there were five. But in 2024, the number tripled to 17. Story continues below advertisement 'It's concerning that there isn't enough resources for youths,' Baudouy told Global News on Tuesday. The Crown prosecutor's office has since set up a team within their office of youth affairs to deal with homicides involving minors. But those working with young people agree with Baudouy. What's needed, youth advocate Svens Telemaque told Global News, is more investment to keep young people involved in community groups or sports. The data also shows an increase in the number of minors accused of other crimes, like carrying a concealed weapon or motor vehicle theft. 'We're in danger of creating a lost generation,' said psychologist Dr. Myrna Lashley. Experts told Global News they draw a direct link between the rise in youth crime and isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of them hit puberty during COVID and were shut off from the usual support systems. 'When these kids were in schools, they would talk to teachers, peers, they would have discussions in groups, and none of that was there for them anymore,' Lashley said. For the full story, watch the video above.
CTV News
11-06-2025
- CTV News
No charges laid against Montreal police officers who shot West Island father and son
A Dollard-des-Ormeaux family is demanding an investigation after a police shootout left two of their members injured Aug. 4, 2024. (CTV) Quebec's Crown prosecution office says it will not be laying any charges against Montreal police officers after a family was caught in gunfire during a police operation last summer. Two members of a family from Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal's West Island were shot Aug. 4. The family was unpacking from a camping trip when a man fleeing from police allegedly tried to steal their car. Gunfire ensued, injuring three men. Houssam Abdallah, the father of the family, was shot five times, and his son was also injured. After reviewing the report produced by Quebec's police watchdog (BEI), the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) 'concluded that the analysis of the evidence did not reveal that any criminal offence had been committed by officers of the Montreal Police Service.' The DPCP said it would not comment further as charges have been laid against one person involved in the police intervention and the case is before the courts. 'When a verdict is rendered by the court, a press release will be issued summarizing the facts of the event and explaining the reasons for the DPCP's decision,' it said in a statement. It specified that the decision was made after meeting with and informing those who were injured. The family had demanded a probe into the police shooting.
CBC
20-05-2025
- CBC
Man charged with 1st-degree murder in 2022 Montréal-Nord shooting
A 20-year-old man has been charged with 1st-degree murder in connection with the 2022 fatal shooting of 26-year-old Jayson Colin in Montréal-Nord, according to Quebec's prosecution office. In an email, a spokesperson for the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) says the man was a minor at the time of the incident and has been charged in youth court. The accused also faces a charge of attempted murder with a firearm. This comes after Montreal police arrested three men Friday. In a news release, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) said it worked with provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), to apprehend the suspects in a shooting that left one man dead and another, 25, injured. The shooting happened on Aug. 10, 2022. At around 10:25 p.m., two armed suspects reportedly opened fire on a group of men talking in a high school parking lot near P.-M.-Favier Avenue and Charny Street before fleeing, the release said. The 26-year-old man later died in hospital from his injuries, marking Montreal's 19th homicide of that year. The suspects arrested are 20, 23 and 24 years old. In the news release, police said the 20-year-old was a minor at the time of the shooting. The shooting rocked the community and left the victims' family searching for answers. At an August 2022 news conference, Colin's parents said he had dreams of founding his own community organization to make hockey more accessible for kids in the neighbourhood. The sport was a struggle for his family to afford while he was growing up, his mother, Ronide Casseus, said. "He was crazy about hockey, he could talk about it for hours, even if you didn't care," she said sitting alongside his stepfather, Roberson Berlus. The investigation into the homicide and attempted murder is ongoing, police say.
CBC
07-05-2025
- CBC
One person dead after police shooting in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Que.
One person is dead after a fatal police shooting in the Nunavik community of Kangiqsualujjuaq. Quebec's police watchdog, the bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), is investigating the incident. In a news release Wednesday morning, the BEI shared its preliminary findings. Around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, Nunavik police officers found a wanted person inside a tent and officers used pepper spray to force the person out. That person came out with a bladed weapon and police used a taser to subdue them. A police officer then opened fire, according to the BEI's statement. BEI writes that the individual was taken to a health centre, where they were pronounced dead. Five investigators are heading to the community and are expected to arrive Wednesday afternoon. BEI has body camera footage from the incident. Spokesperson Jérémie Comtois said the agency would analyze that footage for its final report which, once complete, will be submitted to Quebec's director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP). Given the sensitivity of these reports, Comtois said the BEI would not be disclosing anything further from the investigation to the public. "It is possible, subject to the prosecutor's agreement, that certain elements of the investigation will be available for consultation only to the relatives at the end of the process," he said. "Our investigations take on average approximately six months before we send our report to DPCP who will determine whether to bring charges against the police officers involved." The Nunavik Police Service (NPS) declined to comment. a man was killed during an altercation with NPS in the village of Salluit. Later that month, Nunavik's police chief pledged to implement every recommendation from the investigation into that shooting once those investigators' final reports are presented.
