Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Crown eyes 10-12 years in jail for Stuckless


TORONTO - The lawyer for the man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal says prosecutors want his client jailed for 10 to 12 years.

Prosecutors decided last month not to seek dangerous offender or long-term offender status for Gordon Stuckless.

Defence lawyer Ari Goldkind says he learned Wednesday what sentence the Crown would seek instead.

Stuckless pleaded guilty in 2014 to 100 charges related to the sexual abuse of 18 boys decades ago.

He was later found guilty of two additional charges of gross indecency linked to two of the 18 victims.  (more...)


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