A man who got away with a criminal domestic violence charge due to endless delays will not get justice as his ex-wife just filed a civil lawsuit seeking $375,000 for the 13 years of hell she allegedly endured.
“She believes she was the victim of psychological, verbal and economic violence during the relationship. She claims that too [lâex-conjoint] “She has shown judicial power by suing them for defamation in order to silence and intimidate them,” we can read in the civil lawsuit recently filed in the Montreal court.
However, the criminal trial began in spring 2021, when an engineer from Repentigny was accused of attacking his partner of the last 13 years.
However, even if the matter had been entrusted to the specialized court, this would not have prevented the matter from dragging on to such an extent that the maximum time limits set by the Supreme Court would have been exceeded.
“We are slaves to a situation that is as frustrating as it is uncontrollable,” said Judge Joëlle Roy, reiterating that she had no choice but to order the trials to be stopped. hard.
Post-traumatic stress
The victim, whom Le Journal declined to name due to allegations of sexual violence, subsequently suffered from post-traumatic stress.
HAS”[Lâarrêt des procédures] “Plaintiff was devastated and her condition deteriorated significantly,” the civil lawsuit states.
And as if that wasn't enough, the ex-wife had also filed a civil lawsuit for defamation “so that she doesn't denounce everything she saw during the relationship,” according to the woman.
However, this time it was the plaintiff who took the lead, in turn suing her ex-spouse and detailing the abuse she allegedly suffered during their relationship.
Violence
She cites the example of a time when he grabbed her by the throat or pushed her against a wall again because she was putting on fresh paint. There are also beatings and threats, according to the court file, which also lists several alleged sexual assaults, for example while the victim was sleeping or again when she was just admitted to the hospital.
All of this would have had a devastating impact on the woman, who is now demanding compensation for “intentional violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms”.
HAS”[Les poursuites civiles pour violence conjugale] are still a new phenomenon, but we are seeing more and more of them in recent years,” commented Me Karina Cloutier from the Legal Services Commission’s Rebuilding Service, which is piloting the case.
Unless an amicable agreement is reached, the case will soon be referred to a judge. The woman receives legal aid provided she meets all the necessary requirements.
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