Saturday, April 12, 2014

Judge jails family doctor who had child pornography collection


OTTAWA — A Gatineau family doctor who possessed child pornography was sentenced Friday to a year in jail.

Dr. Jean-François Coupal was returning from a trip to Thailand in October 2011 when he was stopped for a routine check at the Ottawa airport.

Customs agents checked a USB device and found three videos that featured toddlers to pre-pubescent children engaged in various sexual acts, according to the prosecution.

“Oh, I thought I erased that,” Coupal told the officers.

Police then secured a warrant for his Ottawa home. A search there turned up a further 200 child pornography images and 195 videos.  (more...)

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