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Ontario Court Justice Randall Lalande took the action Tuesday because the accused, Kevin Rayner, disputed the facts of the case as read in by a Crown prosecutor.
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“The court cannot proceed unless the facts are agreed to,” Justice Lalande said.
Rayner, however, indicated he still wanted to continue, but Lalande would have none of it.
“Your plea is not accepted, sir,” said the judge.
Lalande said the guilty plea had to be struck and he ordered a trial. As a result, the case is now headed to Ontario Court assignment court on July 28 to possibly set a date for trial.
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“I was at a very bad time in my life,” Gingras told Ontario Court Justice Randall Lalande via audiolink just before receiving the two penalties Tuesday. “I was abusing alcohol and making a lot of bad choices financially and mentally.
‘When this happened, it put me at a crossroads and I decided I would be a better person.”
“Make sure you become a bit of an ambassador for others in the future,” Justice Lalande told Gingras. “I am confident you will not make this same mistake in the future.”