A man who assaulted his stepdaughter more than 1,000 times when she was a teenager has received an exemplary sentence of 8 years in prison.
“It is imperative to impose a heavy sentence [pour] isolate Éric Paquin-Carbonneau in order to protect possible victims, that he becomes aware of his responsibilities and of the immense harm caused to the victim”, mentioned yesterday the judge Kathlyn Gauthier.
Éric Paquin-Carbonneau pleaded guilty last April at the Saint-Jérôme courthouse to a charge of sexual touching, incitement and sexual assault, while he was in a position of authority over his victim.
The 37-year-old man sexually assaulted Marie-Christine De Oliveira, his wife’s daughter, more than 1,000 times when she was 14 to 21 years old.
The assaults took place between 2011 and 2017, in Mont-Laurier, Laval and Bois-des-Filion.
Five years later, the victim is still fearful, even at home. She can no longer trust others and still has suicidal thoughts.
“It felt good to finally see him go. Now it’s her turn to stay on her own with her ideas,” said the 26-year-old young woman emotionally. Journal.
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Paquin-Carbonneau told his prison officer that he had another victim while serving a sentence for a sexual offense once morest a minor in 2014.
Despite his confession, he always minimized his actions and absolved himself of responsibility, according to a sexological report.
“She manipulated me. She took advantage of me,” he said at the time.
In this context, “the risk of recidivism is always present despite the various therapies completed in sexual offending,” said Judge Gauthier.
Severe sentence
During the hearing, the magistrate in passing skinned the defense, which had demanded an incarceration of three to four years.
“We must beware of invoking precedents […] that do not reflect society’s current recognition of the impact of sexual abuse on children,” she said.
“We are extremely satisfied. […] This is a clear sign that the sentences are increased in cases involving teenage girls,” testified Me Stephanie Gilbert of the Crown.
In addition to getting an eight-year sentence, Paquin-Carbonneau will be on the sex offenders register for life.
In the 20 years following his release from prison, he will be prohibited in particular from being in a public place where there might be children or from obtaining a job which would put him in a position of authority with young people under 16. year.
– With Jonathan Tremblay
