Tornado north of Toronto -- close to a friend's house!!!
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The former owner of a Burnaby, B.C., pub has been handed a nine-month conditional sentence after pleading guilty to sexual assault in a case that prompted criticism of the police from the convicted man's lawyer.
Fernando Manuel Alves, 46, had faced four charges of sexual assault and one charge of administering a noxious substance.
His arrest two years ago prompted police to warn the public about drink-spiking.
Alves ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault after the other assault charges and the administering charge were dismissed following a preliminary hearing.
Alves's lawyer said his client was innocent of the other charges and insisted Alves was not the man police made him out to be.
"Police seem to think they can speak with immunity, and not take responsibility and proper respect for the process that is required," Lawrence Myers said following Monday's court proceedings.
It was revealed during the trial that in October 2006, a woman in her 30s woke up in Alves's bed, bruised and bleeding after an evening at a downtown Vancouver nightclub.
The married woman — who cannot be identified — said she had no recollection of meeting Alves the night before.
Medical testing confirmed she had had sexual intercourse and found traces of alcohol and sedatives in her system.
The woman told the court her will to live had been drained because of what happened to her and that she was unable to feel safe or to be intimate with her husband.
In sentencing, the B.C. provincial court judge said Alves was not pathologically dangerous but had committed a crime of opportunity.
The judge ordered that Alves be placed on the sex-offender registry for the next 20 years but that he not spend time in jail.
A former Winnipeg police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a premeditated sex attack on his terminally ill ex-wife.
Judge Marc Monnin delivered his decision Friday after hearing a full day of emotional evidence and arguments earlier this year.
The Crown was seeking between 15 and 17 years behind bars for the 53-year-old man, who can't be named under a court order to protect the identity of his victim.
His lawyer had asked for a 10-year penalty.
"The victim is living with lifelong horror," Crown attorney Tania Holland told court in describing the July 2008 attack, which came after the man had already been arrested five previous times since 2006 for breaching a protection order the victim obtained against him. "These were sadistic, cruel and vicious acts he committed against her. And it was all planned."
The 25-year veteran of the police service pleaded guilty to break and enter to commit aggravated sexual assault. The maximum penalty by law is life in prison.
According to an agreed statement of facts, he knew his wife had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy, which left her considerably weakened.
He left his home in the middle of the night -- leaving two sleeping young children alone in their beds -- and went to the woman's home, which he knew had no alarms on the windows.
The victim awoke to the sight of a man on top of her wearing plastic gloves and a black nylon stocking over his head. She later told police she initially thought it was a dream, but then recognized the attacker as her ex-husband. The man restrained the woman and repeatedly sexually and physically assaulted her over the course of several hours, even punching her directly in areas where he knew she was receiving cancer treatment, court was told.
He audiotaped the rape, photographed the victim and attempted to conceal evidence by washing her and cleaning the crime scene. Graphic photos were shown to the judge.
"He took the pictures of her... as a sick reminder of what he did to her," said Holland. "He had an utter lack of regard for the pain and suffering he inflicted. She became a prisoner in her own home."
The victim managed to secretly call 911 while the man was in another room. A recording of her call was played in court. She can be heard whispering for help, repeating her address and later pleading with the man not to hurt her. Police arrived moments later and caught her ex-husband trying to leave. The woman suffered numerous injuries that required hospitalization.
Her ex-husband admitted to the attack and told arresting officers: "I should have just had you shoot me."
Just days before the attack, the man told another retired cop he was frustrated his ex-wife was going to sell their home.
"In the next seven days, I'm gonna do something and you are not going to be happy with me," he said. The friend apparently didn't do anything with the information.
Police also uncovered evidence of planning, including a rape checklist the man had made with various items he needed to purchase.
Defence lawyer Jeff Gindin said his client is "humiliated and ashamed" by what he's done. He said the previous arrests for breaching court orders against his ex-wife couldn't have predicted this tragic attack.
The man read a brief statement in court and said his prison time may amount to a "death sentence."
"I do not expect leniency. I just ask that there be a light at the end of the tunnel," he said. "There are no words to express how sorry I am. I still don't understand how I was capable of hurting [his ex-wife]. I broke a lifelong vow to never hurt a woman. My pain turned to anger and I couldn't control it."
OMG, the roof and front window are entirely gone! As the experts say, during a tornado warning, get to the lowest level in your house possible, well away from potential flying debris.
Well the lowest level can't always be the best, what if all the debris on the top level collapses on the low levels, technically burying you alive in your own house. Unless you have a tornado shelter in your basement.
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The former owner of a Burnaby, B.C., pub has been handed a nine-month conditional sentence after pleading guilty to sexual assault in a case that prompted criticism of the police from the convicted man's lawyer.
Fernando Manuel Alves, 46, had faced four charges of sexual assault and one charge of administering a noxious substance.
His arrest two years ago prompted police to warn the public about drink-spiking.
Alves ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault after the other assault charges and the administering charge were dismissed following a preliminary hearing.
Alves's lawyer said his client was innocent of the other charges and insisted Alves was not the man police made him out to be.
"Police seem to think they can speak with immunity, and not take responsibility and proper respect for the process that is required," Lawrence Myers said following Monday's court proceedings.
It was revealed during the trial that in October 2006, a woman in her 30s woke up in Alves's bed, bruised and bleeding after an evening at a downtown Vancouver nightclub.
The married woman — who cannot be identified — said she had no recollection of meeting Alves the night before.
Medical testing confirmed she had had sexual intercourse and found traces of alcohol and sedatives in her system.
The woman told the court her will to live had been drained because of what happened to her and that she was unable to feel safe or to be intimate with her husband.
In sentencing, the B.C. provincial court judge said Alves was not pathologically dangerous but had committed a crime of opportunity.
The judge ordered that Alves be placed on the sex-offender registry for the next 20 years but that he not spend time in jail.
WHEN IS THIS GOING TO END MORTON?
How can a rapist get ZERO jail time?
A former Winnipeg police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a premeditated sex attack on his terminally ill ex-wife.
Judge Marc Monnin delivered his decision Friday after hearing a full day of emotional evidence and arguments earlier this year.
The Crown was seeking between 15 and 17 years behind bars for the 53-year-old man, who can't be named under a court order to protect the identity of his victim.
His lawyer had asked for a 10-year penalty.
"The victim is living with lifelong horror," Crown attorney Tania Holland told court in describing the July 2008 attack, which came after the man had already been arrested five previous times since 2006 for breaching a protection order the victim obtained against him. "These were sadistic, cruel and vicious acts he committed against her. And it was all planned."
The 25-year veteran of the police service pleaded guilty to break and enter to commit aggravated sexual assault. The maximum penalty by law is life in prison.
According to an agreed statement of facts, he knew his wife had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy, which left her considerably weakened.
He left his home in the middle of the night -- leaving two sleeping young children alone in their beds -- and went to the woman's home, which he knew had no alarms on the windows.
The victim awoke to the sight of a man on top of her wearing plastic gloves and a black nylon stocking over his head. She later told police she initially thought it was a dream, but then recognized the attacker as her ex-husband. The man restrained the woman and repeatedly sexually and physically assaulted her over the course of several hours, even punching her directly in areas where he knew she was receiving cancer treatment, court was told.
He audiotaped the rape, photographed the victim and attempted to conceal evidence by washing her and cleaning the crime scene. Graphic photos were shown to the judge.
"He took the pictures of her... as a sick reminder of what he did to her," said Holland. "He had an utter lack of regard for the pain and suffering he inflicted. She became a prisoner in her own home."
The victim managed to secretly call 911 while the man was in another room. A recording of her call was played in court. She can be heard whispering for help, repeating her address and later pleading with the man not to hurt her. Police arrived moments later and caught her ex-husband trying to leave. The woman suffered numerous injuries that required hospitalization.
Her ex-husband admitted to the attack and told arresting officers: "I should have just had you shoot me."
Just days before the attack, the man told another retired cop he was frustrated his ex-wife was going to sell their home.
"In the next seven days, I'm gonna do something and you are not going to be happy with me," he said. The friend apparently didn't do anything with the information.
Police also uncovered evidence of planning, including a rape checklist the man had made with various items he needed to purchase.
Defence lawyer Jeff Gindin said his client is "humiliated and ashamed" by what he's done. He said the previous arrests for breaching court orders against his ex-wife couldn't have predicted this tragic attack.
The man read a brief statement in court and said his prison time may amount to a "death sentence."
"I do not expect leniency. I just ask that there be a light at the end of the tunnel," he said. "There are no words to express how sorry I am. I still don't understand how I was capable of hurting [his ex-wife]. I broke a lifelong vow to never hurt a woman. My pain turned to anger and I couldn't control it."
SAME DAY, SAME COUNTRY, SAME CONVICTION.
One gets NO jail time, the other gets 15 years.
Both were planned, bother were heinous.
What's going on Morton?
WHEN IS IT GOING TO END MORTON?
When?
OMG, the roof and front window are entirely gone! As the experts say, during a tornado warning, get to the lowest level in your house possible, well away from potential flying debris.
Well the lowest level can't always be the best, what if all the debris on the top level collapses on the low levels, technically burying you alive in your own house. Unless you have a tornado shelter in your basement.
Take care, Elli
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