Guilty Plea

• Toronto man pleads guilty to manslaughter after fellow arsonist accidentally dies in fire

  A Toronto man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson after a fellow arsonist died in a Scarborough restaurant fire while the trio was allegedly setting it ablaze.

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  Sep 25
  
• 23 years later, man pleads guilty to vicious sex assault

  Barry Cory Ernest pleaded guilty to sexual assault causing bodily harm and robbery, admitting that he was the sexual predator responsible, more than 23 years later.

  Crime

  Sep 16
  
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• ‘Merry Christmas’: Toronto man who robbed 5 banks over 2024 holiday season pleads guilty

  A sentencing hearing for Laviolette has been scheduled for November. The maximum sentence for robbery with a weapon is life imprisonment.

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  Aug 11
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• High Park rapist pleads guilty to violent attack 1 year ago

  Sitting in an orange prison jumpsuit, the accused showed no emotion as the disturbing and shocking agreed statement of facts were read out.

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  Jun 10
• UHN microbiologist killed by roommate remembered as compassionate and kind

  A Toronto man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years after pleading guilty to the second-degree murder of his former partner, Julia MacIsaac.

  Crime

  Apr 24
• Cyclist who threw rocks at pedestrian on Boxing Day 2023 pleads guilty to manslaughter

  Before being led away to begin serving his sentence, Vangeli Kestinov stood up and said he wanted to apologize for his actions that day.

  Crime

  Apr 8
• Suspect pleads guilty to arson charges after fires in Napanee, Stone Mills

  Jay Bradley, 49, pleaded guilty to arson and harassment after two fires in Napanee, Ont. He had previously maintained his innocence. Sentencing is set for November.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2024
• Guilty pleas heard in beating of mentally ill man on Sask. farm

  Two men accused of beating and tying up a mentally ill man on a Saskatchewan farm have pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2024
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• Guilty plea in Boxing Day double stabbing in Vancouver’s Olympic Village

  Sheldon Ilbegi-Asl, the man accused in a Boxing Day Facebook Marketplace robbery and attack, has pleaded guilty to the charges against him.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2024
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• Mother, stepfather plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Port Alberni six-year-old

  Dontay Patrick Lucas was found in medical distress in a Port Alberni home in March 2018. He was rushed to the hospital but did not survive.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2023