Exemplary punishment for a client of a teenager forced into prostitution

A Montreal man who wanted to have sex with a woman forced into prostitution was sentenced to seven years in prison rather than helping her.

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Judge Yves Paradis lamented before sentencing Alexandre Voyt Bessett in Montreal court on Thursday, “marking his birthday, he completely ignored the victim’s personal satisfaction.

With his head bowed in the dock of the accused, Voytuk Bessett did not say a word during the trial, where the magistrate recalled the importance of protecting minorities who had been sexually exploited. This is because the 30-year-old accused did the opposite in January 2018.

That day, to celebrate his birthday, he decided to be a “trio” with his girlfriend and a prostitute. So he contacted a pimp, who offered to join a woman in an apartment. However, upon arriving at the scene, he learned that the teenager in front of him was 15 years old and that she had run away and was under the influence of a pimp pushing her into prostitution. He then begged her to help him and call the police.

“This call for help was ignored,” the judge said. Instead, he chose to follow his three-man plan. “

No credibility

After he had satisfied his basic intuition, the victim again asked Voiduk Beset to call the police. This request was again ignored.

The boy escaped a few days later. Also, if the police were able to pinch Pimp Tatiana Isabel Sanchez and his accomplice, they would also find Voiduk Bessett.

His girlfriend, Voyt Besset, who was accused of sexually abusing a teenager and receiving sexual services from a minor for “with the involvement of another person” at the time, vowed not to disclose the victim’s age. Except that his testimony was not very credible, he was found guilty throughout the entire line.

During the sentencing, his sudden remorse for the young man was again found to be dishonest.

Message to customers

For me^And Pierre-Olivier Bolduc, Crown’s attorney, sentenced this client of a minor prostitute to seven years in prison because, as a matter of priority, the safety of minors had to send a message: If the pimps receive harsh punishments, the clients and they must be. Should be punished in an exemplary manner.

M^And Serge Lamandagne, a defense lawyer, recommended he serve five years in prison. The judge, after weighing the arguments of the parties, recalled that the penalties against those who abuse children would be increased and finally followed the counsel’s recommendation.

“The Supreme Court has sent a clear message that those who commit sexual offenses against children should be severely punished because these are violent crimes that exploit their impact unjustly and only harm families and communities,” he recalls. Magistrate.

So, even if Pimp Sanchez was sentenced to four years in prison and his accomplice, nicknamed YJ, to five and a half years in prison, there is no question of granting any mercy to Woitiuk Bessette.

He was therefore sentenced to seven years in prison. When he leaves prison, his contact with minors will be limited to 10 years. And the sex offenders will be recorded in the register until he dies.