Gang rape in Victoriaville: the ex-singer Midaz released to appeal his sentence

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He contests his sentence of 30 months for his involvement in a gang rape in Victoriaville and may recover his liberty during this procedure.

Nicolas Saillant

Thursday, 27 July, 2017 13:07

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Thursday, 27 July, 2017 13:15

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The ex-singer Midaz, sentenced to 30 months for his involvement in a gang rape occurred at a party electro Victoriaville challenges his sentence of 30 months in the court of appeal, and may recover his liberty during this procedure.

Convicted of a gang-rape committed in October 2014 as the two friends, Dominic Vezina and Jean-Christophe Martin, the ex-singer Pierre-François Blondeau had been punished with a sentence of 30 months in prison.

Unlike the two other accused who have had a sentence of 5 years detention, the participation of Blondeau had been considered to be of less.

It is for this reason that the lawyers of the prosecution and the accused had proposed a sentence of one year in prison. The justice François Huot had, however, refused this proposal and instead sentenced Blondeau to 30 months.

The 22 year old male, however, has appealed the sentence and obtained a hearing on it on January 19th. In its decision, the court has recalled that the crimes of Blondeau “do not have the same gravity” as that of the other two accused.

“The case seems initially quite different from that of Dominic Vézina,” said justice Paul Vézina. Recall that Dominic Vézina challenges the sentence and the verdict in this case.

“The grounds for the appeal on the merits appear to me to be serious” and the court therefore considers that it is sufficient to “allow the appeal”.

Release

In addition, even if Pierre-François Blondeau is liable to a minimum penalty of one year for his crimes, the judge has allowed it to regain its freedom, the time of the call.

The judge made the calculation that given the time already spent in prison compared to the time that Blondeau would have had to spend if the suggestion commune had been accepted, “it is appropriate to allow him to resume his freedom.”

The minimum conditions of keep the peace and the order, to reside at his address and not to move, surrender his passport and report to the prison system if the call is rejected have been imposed. Blondeau has submitted a letter from a contractor willing to give him work.