After Jean-Paul Néashish, a former First Nations police chief, was
convicted of sexual assault, his lawyer argued for a lenient sentence
because the man had been sexually abused at a residential school.
But in a decision this week, Quebec Court Judge Jacques Lacoursière rejected the request, jailing Néashish for six years and noting he was not the only one in the case to have suffered because of his aboriginal status.
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But in a decision this week, Quebec Court Judge Jacques Lacoursière rejected the request, jailing Néashish for six years and noting he was not the only one in the case to have suffered because of his aboriginal status.
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