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A Sudbury man who called for the execution of former premier Kathleen Wynne during the 2018 provincial election because she is a lesbian will spend the next 30 days in jail.
The hate crime conviction was the third for David Popescu, a perennial fringe candidate in Sudbury.
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“The appropriate sentence in this matter, in a pre-pandemic world, would be 90 days to be served intermittently followed by a term of probation of two years,” Ontario Court Justice Heather-Ann Mendes said Wednesday at the Sudbury Courthouse. “However, I must consider the world of today, a third wave (of COVID-19) and another lockdown. In the circumstances, 30 days jail to be served straight time followed by two years’ probation.”
David Popescu sentenced to 30 days in jail, 2 years probation for wilfully promoting hatred towards homosexuals
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Unrepentant hatemonger jailed for 30 days in Sudbury
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