August 3 Hull, Qué. Member of […]
When
1964-08-03
Description
August 3 Hull, Qué. Member of Parliament Louis-Joseph Pigeon (PC-Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm), forty-two, was charged with indecently assaulting eighteen-year-old Raymond Emond on the main street of Hull, Québec. Emond claimed that Pigeon had led him into a laneway where he had made indecent propositions, upon which a struggle ensued. The charge was dropped when Judge Avila Labelle ruled that the Crown had not proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
All Places
Main Street HullHullAll People
Avila LabelleRaymond EmondLouis-Joseph PigeonAll Organizations
Government of CanadaLiberal-Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party of Canada, Conservative Party of CanadaAll Citations
"Statement Ruled Out," Ottawa Citizen, 14 October 1964, p. 3."M.P. Made Advances, Youth Tells Court," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 14 October 1964, p. 4;"M.P. Cleared of Assault Charge," Ottawa Citizen, 23 October 1964, p. 1;"Louis-Joseph Pigeon est acquitté" Le Devoir, 24 October 1964, p. 1;"Judge Clears Pigeon of Indecent Assault: Reasonable Doubt Cited," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 24 October 1964, p. 3;"Indecent Assault Hearing Opens for Québec M.P," Ottawa Citizen, 13 October 1964, p. 28;Malcolm Daigneault, "'Statements to Police' Barred at M.P.'s Trial," Toronto Telegram, final ed., 14 October 1964, p. 44;"L'affaire' Pigeon s'instruit," Le Devoir, 14 October 1964, p. 24;
