Quebec politician André Boisclair has plead guilty Monday to sexually assaulting two men in their early 20s after meeting them online.
According to an agreed statement of facts read by prosecutor - Boisclair had been consuming drugs and suggested that the victim participate in anal sex In a FOURWAY! When the man refused, Boisclair told the two other people who were present to anally rape him. Boisclair then held the victim’s chest as one of the other men present attempted to penetrate him.
A charge of sexual assault with a weapon in that case was stayed as part of the plea agreement. Laflamme said the other people involved have never been identified.
In the second case, Boisclair pleaded guilty to sexual assault. According to the statement of facts, he repeatedly took off his victim’s pants and attempted to engage in sexual acts with the man, who refused multiple times. The identities of both victims are protected by a publication ban.
Boisclair’s second victim described his assault as an “open wound that has not healed to this day.” He said it occurred shortly after he had come out as gay and at a time when he was building his identity. He said he was paralyzed with stress after the assault and that he lost self-confidence.
Boisclair admitted to the two assaults at his Montreal apartment in January 2014 and November 2015, and his victims described for the court how their lives had been scarred by their encounters with the former politician.
“The person I was in 2014 doesn’t exist anymore,” one victim said, describing himself as an ambitious young man who wanted to fight for his convictions but who now suffers from depression and social anxiety.
“Since 2014, when I walked through Mr. Boisclair’s door, nothing has been right,” he said, his voice breaking with emotion. He said he dropped out of university and gave up on dreams of entering politics — because it reminds him of Boisclair.