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RIMOUSKI, Que. — Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel was sentenced on Thursday to eight months in jail after being found guilty in November of sexually assaulting a woman at his condo in 2017.
Earlier, prosecutor Manon Gaudreault read a statement from the victim expressing sympathy for LeBel, who she said"will have to pay for his actions, criminal acts — serious and reprehensible, of course — but which do not in themselves define a person." During the trial, the woman testified that LeBel became"aggressive'' when she refused his advances. She said he unhooked her bra and entered a bathroom where she had sought refuge. She said he then joined her in a bed where he repeatedly touched her sexually for several hours.
Lebel, who was a member of the legislature from 2014 to 2022, will serve two years probation in addition to the eight months in jail. He is prohibited from contacting the victim, will be registered as a sex offender for 20 years and is required to submit a DNA sample to authorities.
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