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The comparison was important because, as Vanchestein said early on in his decision, the case essentially boiled down to Losse’s testimony against the two complainants.
For one of the women, being believed by a judge came as “a tremendous relief.”
“As soon as he said that (her testimony was credible and reliable), I knew (Losse) would be convicted,” she told the Montreal Gazette after the decision was delivered. Her name cannot be published due to a publication ban that protects her identity.
“For someone to believe me, that was just amazing. Finally, someone believed me.”
The woman testified earlier this year that she lived a terrible existence after Losse pulled her away from group of young people who were often homeless and quickly had her work as a prostitute for him at Motel Bourassa in Montreal North in 2016 and 2017. At one point, during a harrowing ordeal at a hotel in Quebec City, she told Losse she was considering taking her own life to get