Bertrand Charest
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Former skier Allison Forsyth reaches settlement with Alpine Canada in Charest lawsuitA quarter century after blowing the whistle, Allison Forsyth feels heard. Alpine Canada has settled a lawsuit with the former national team skier via the sport body's insurer.SportsOct 3, 2023
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Bertrand Charest, former national ski coach jailed for sex abuse, granted paroleThe Parole Board of Canada says in a recent decision that Bertrand Charest is considered a low risk to reoffend.CanadaApr 2, 2020
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Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest will not appeal convictionThe former ski coach decided Wednesday to turn the page, according to his lawyer Antonio Cabral.CanadaOct 9, 2019
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Sentence for ski coach Bertrand Charest lowered by 21 months on appealQuebec's Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that Charest's 12-year sentence for sex-related offences on young skiers in the 1990s would be cut to 10 years and three months, setting aside 21 of the 37 counts on which he was initially found guilty.CanadaAug 22, 2019
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Former skiers strike out-of-court deal with Alpine Canada in sex assault lawsuitAlpine Canada acknowledged that instead of providing support when the abuse was discovered, it put itself first, not the victims.CanadaJul 2, 2019
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Former ski coach appeals conviction and sentence for assaults on athletesBertrand Charest was found guilty of 37 counts of a sexual nature committed in the 1990s on nine athletes.CanadaJun 4, 2019
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Former national ski coach released as he appeals sex-related convictionsBertrand Charest was found guilty in June 2017 of 37 of the 57 sex-related charges he faced involving nine of the 12 women who had accused him of crimes that occurred more than 20 years ago.CanadaMar 25, 2019
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Quebec 2018 Year in Review: Courage, strength of athletes highlight top sports storiesFrom the king of the hill to a knockout punch, these are the top five Quebec sports stories of 2018.SportsDec 30, 2018
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3 victims of former national ski coach Bertrand Charest suing Alpine CanadaThe suit argues Alpine Canada did not take even the most basic steps to prevent the abuse, alleging the organization ignored evidence to protect itself without worrying about the safety of its young athletes.CanadaDec 12, 2018
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Canada falling behind in sports-related abuse and harassment reporting: studyA University of Toronto study found that reporting of abuse and harassment in sports hasn't made advances in 20 years and recommends that sport has to move away from self-regulation.CanadaNov 7, 2018
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