He denounces his father in order to save other victims

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Marc-André Dufour for his exit of the courthouse. A victim of sexual abuse by his father, he wants to encourage the victims to denounce, in the wake of the movement #MoiAussi.

Michael Nguyen

Thursday, 22-feb-2018 01:00

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Thursday, 22-feb-2018 01:00

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After enduring years of sexual abuse at the hands of his own father in his childhood, Montreal has decided to expose him to protect other children after having found that he was doing volunteer work in sports organisations.

“I hope to succeed to give them the strength and courage to one or more victims to denounce, to show them that they are not alone, that they too can get rid of this heavy burden on our shoulders, we the victims “, has launched Marc-André Dufour, Tuesday, at the palais de justice of Montreal.

Mr. Dufour, who wants to encourage victims of abuse to get out of the shadow, has lifted the publication ban on his identity. He testified to the oral arguments on the punishment to his father for 67 years, Jean Dufour, a former volunteer with youth, convicted for sexual assault on his own son, he has more than 20 years.

At the arena

Marc-André Dufour, 33 years old, was 10 years old when the first assault occurred at his home, in a field, a cottage and a barn.

The victim, who was abused for six years, has also been assaulted in the local arenas, once frequented by his father.

“This child would have had to bring me dreams and memories doesn’t leave me nightmares,” said Marc-André Dufour during his testimony.

Despite six years of assaults, Marc-André Dufour had kept her dark secret until 2010. That is when he saw that his father continued to do volunteer work with children, that he has decided to lodge a complaint.

“The reign of terror stops,” he wrote to his father, who has already been sentenced to a conditional sentence for sexual interference on a minor in 2004.

Marc-André Dufour said otherwise, the regret of not having denounced earlier.

“If I had talked about it before, I might be able to avoid other victims after me,” he explained to the court, recalling at the same time the importance of the wave of denunciations launched last autumn with the hashtag #MoiAussi.

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Jean Dufour, Guilty

Sequelae

If the judge Robert Sansfaçon agrees with the suggestion of the lawyers, Jean Dufour is likely to be sentenced to a sentence ranging from five to eight years in penitentiary.

For his part, the victim lives with permanent scars, she recalled. And her two children must also bear the costs.

“It forces me to triple effort to overcome my discomfort in front of my own children, that this is to give them a bath, change a diaper, minoucher and cuddle, he explained. No, I’ll never be this monstrous man, but I can’t fully enjoy the love of my children. “

Jean Dufour continues to shout his innocence, and says she is the victim of a plot. One of the only mitigating factors, according to the lawyers, besides its age, is that the risk of recurrence is low.

It taxable of his or her sentence in two weeks.

What Marc-André Dufour has told the judge

“In the launched media #MoiAussi, I followed suit and I am open publicly on social media to support the cause. “

“The denunciation is part of the therapeutic plan of the victims. “

“This public denunciation has brought me a wave of love to all my friends, my family, and even strangers, which gives me an extra strength today. “

“If we are at this point, Mr. Justice, is that you have made the decision to hear me, but especially to believe me, and I thank you sincerely. “