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No jail time for Hamilton police officer who sexually assaulted woman he was mentoring, judge rules (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A former Hamilton police officer will not go to jail for sexually assaulting the woman he was mentoring as she pursued her own career in policing.

Michael LaCombe, 54, will instead serve 12 months of house arrest followed by 12 months of probation after Justice Cameron Watson found him guilty of two counts of sexual assault in January, following a trial.

Watson sentenced LaCombe on Monday at the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Catharines, Ont., describing his crimes and the aftermath as "a spectacular and cataclysmic fall from grace" in his written decision.

"His life has taken an irreparable downward spiral. He is no longer the man he once was," Watson wrote.

Watson also described how LaCombe's conduct "devastated" the victim, who has felt isolated and suffers from panic attacks, among other impacts, in recent years.

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[–] [email protected] 128 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (28 children)

"His life has taken an irreparable downward spiral. He is no longer the man he once was," Watson wrote.

That is not a valid reason to allow a rapist to escape jail time.

ACAB

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (24 children)

Sexual assault, yes. Rape, no.

He removed her shirt and bra and kissed her without consent. No intercourse (including the standard variants thereof) occurred. She protested, and he drove her home.

That's basic sexual assault based on the legal definitions (there are two higher definitions for using weapons or causing bodily harm) and there is no legal minimum for basic sexual assault (of an adult)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

iT's OnLy RaPe If He GoT hIs DiCk WeT

Dear god. Listen to yourself.

Like, straight up, if you're playing apologetics for a fucking cop who sexually assaulted someone by trying to well-akshually rape, you need to deeply probe your motivations there. Because I promise you, you don't have good ones.

[–] tastysnacks 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

ITs OnLy MuRdEr If He DiEs

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's oNlY SuIcIdE If a cOp sHoOtS YoU

Y'all remember when "suicide by cop" was a popular term? But never "murder by coward," huh...

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