I'm hoping there's unanimous agreement that this is an absolute miscarriage of justice.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/st-mikes-sex-assault-sentence-1.5386948Three teenagers were sentenced Thursday to two years of probation and 30 hours of community service each for the assault and two sexual assaults on the campus of an all-boys private school in Toronto in 2018.
The three former St. Michael's College School all pleaded guilty in October to one count each of assault with a weapon and sexual assault with a weapon for three separate locker-room attacks.
One of the teens also pleaded guilty to a charge of making child pornography, having filmed the sex assaults on his phone.
The boys hugged their parents and lawyers after Justice Brian Weagant's sentences were handed down.
In an unusual move, Weagant declined to read his entire decision, saying the courtroom was loud and he didn't want to be misquoted. He heard sentencing arguments in the Ontario Court of Justice last month.
In his written decision, Weagant said the boy's actions must be denounced — but added that can be "expressed in ways other than by incarceration."
"These boys were expelled from their school. All faced challenges to get into new schooling. One boy faced threats," he wrote. "The boys are all keenly aware of the stress and shame brought on their families."
The judge also focused on media coverage of the proceedings, saying the boys' families have had to "run a gauntlet of media vans" at each court appearance.
Not only do these rapists get off scott free, but because they're minors this will be expunged from their records. And the judge is a coward for not giving a full justification for such an awful verdict. He complained that too much media was in the courtroom and it contributed to their shame. WAHHHHH!!!!!
I hope these kid's parents gets sued for everything they have. Who raises such monsters?
I also wonder if things would be different had the victim been a girl.