A defamation battle is underway between actor Jasmine Roy and Jean-Francois Robillard, who has accused her of sexual assault. The case took root in the context of the #metoo movement in 2020. It happened 20 years ago one evening at a bar in Abitibi-Temiskamingu.
Actor and host Jasmine Roy has been fined $500,000 on sexual assault and defamation charges. But the case goes a long way.
Jasmin Roy had been threatening to sue Jean-Francois Robillard for defamation for a few years because the latter had publicly denounced her on social networks. Jasmin Roy wanted to initiate the legal proceedings on the condition of anonymity to protect her reputation, which was denied to her by the Supreme Court on May 25.
Since then, he calls himself Mr. Claims harassment from Robillard.
According to the alleged facts, it all started in 2001 when Jasmine Roy and Jean-François Robillard were in a bar in Rouen-Noranda. At the counter, Mr. Jasmine Roy removes her earrings with her tongue. Robillard nuzzled his ear. On Friday Mr. Can we read the court documents of the case brought by Robillard?
After some time, actor Mr. Joined Robillard in the toilets. When he prevents her from leaving his room, he masturbates in front of her and ejaculates on her.
Mr. Robillard felt frozen and paralyzed, we may read. In the following years, he would give up his studies to become a police officer because he “questioned his ability to function well under stress and his ability to become a good police officer”. Other studies in the human sciences can also be neglected because of pervasive anxiety.
The man finally completed a social work apprenticeship in 2010 and went to work as a laborer.
Even today, she says, she has “daily panic attacks, anxiety attacks and insomnia.” According to court documents, the attack resulted in Mr. Robillard was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Say his name
Behind the #metoo movement, Mr. She says Robillard has realized all the effects that sexual assault has had on her life. In July 2020, she posted a statement on social media publicly condemning Jasmine Roy.
In August of the same year, she received a formal notice from the actor. He later deleted his statement from social media.
In September 2020, Jean-Francois Robillard decided to file a police report for sexual assault. A police investigation was triggered by the Sûreté du Québec, where the alleged facts occurred in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
Seven months later, Jean-François Robillard learned that no charges had been filed against his attacker due to insufficient evidence. Mr. Robillard chose to return to social networks, where he once again spoke out about the sexual assault.
Request anonymity
From April 2021, Jasmine Roy and her anti-bullying foundation, Mr. They sought anonymity in court to sue Robillard and the group for defamation.
The request was finally rejected on May 25. “The Supreme Court’s ruling that I should not be allowed to remain anonymous compels me as a media outlet to vehemently deny Mr. Robillard’s allegations,” Jasmine Roy responded in a press release following the decision.
On the contrary, the actor calls himself Mr. She filed a complaint with the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) alleging harassment by Robillard. According to Jasmine Roy, Mr. Robillard allegedly tried several times to enter a building where he was staying. Jasmine Roy also allegedly threatened a relative of an employee of the Sophie Desmarais Foundation.
According to Jean-François Robillard, are these facts false or biased, can we read in court documents? That is why in addition to sexual assault he – Mr. Roy sued for defamation. He is asking for a total of $500,000.
“To act anonymously Mr. Roy’s claim was rejected by the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. “To launch a public smear campaign against our client in response to this failure is unbecoming of someone who heads an anti-bullying foundation,” Mr. Robillard’s lawyer M.e Virginie Dufresne-Lemier.
Jasmin Roy responded the same evening and promised to take defamation action against Jean-Francois Robillard, the group’s executives saying his name on social networks and Ms.e Dufresne-Lemire.
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