Gatineau man receives conditional discharge after pleading guilty in domestic assault case ottnews ottawa
The Jos-Montferrand building in Gatineau, Que., houses the provincial court.
Schoo had admitted to having been violent during a dispute in March 2021 with his then-wife of 17 years, the mother of their four children. He pleaded guilty to three charges related to the domestic violence, including strangling and threatening her. "I fear for my children's emotional security the most. After witnessing those traumatic things, I question how the outcome will affect their own choices, relationships and responses," her statement to court said.The judge acknowledged that assault on a partner and the presence of their children were aggravating factors, but he also said there were mitigating circumstances in his sentencing decision.
The judge explained his decision not to impose the six-month jail sentence the Crown had asked because imprisonment could result in Schoo losing his maintenance job with the City of Ottawa.The judge's decision also said that a criminal record would prevent Schoo from visiting his sister in the United States, where he liked to travel with his children, and could prevent him from volunteering at his church.
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