The right to a French trial is guaranteed by Section 530 of the Criminal Code, which provides for an accused person to request a trial in one of Canada's official languages.
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Richard Robert Mantha, 59, faces numerous charges that include kidnapping, forcible confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault causing bodily harm and administering a noxious substance.