A Toronto man and woman pleaded guilty to a combined 18 criminal charges Thursday linked to the sexual and physical abuse of several victims, including children.
Martin Wettlaufer, 39, and Kathleen Wardlaw, 43 — a one-time couple — meanwhile entered not-guilty pleas to dozens of other related charges, including other alleged victims.
Police in February described the case as “the most prolific and disturbing case of child sexual abuse and exploitation in our service’s history.” The court clerk took almost 45 minutes to arraign the pair on 80 offences at Old City Hall, where their trial on the remaining counts is now underway.The two defendants were escorted separately into court handcuffed and wearing ankle shackles. Earlier Thursday, Wettlaufer had refused to leave jail and come to court and was warned by Justice Malcolm McLeod not to let that happen again.
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