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Quebec Court of Appeal partly overturns convictions in Tilin: acquittal on proxénétisme charge but convictions on related charges upheld

The Court of Appeal reviewed credibility findings and statutory interpretation after a trial about paid sexual services and methamphetamine trafficking. It upheld convictions for obtaining sexual services for consideration and related drug trafficking, but allowed an appeal on the proxénétisme count because the law, properly read, excludes a person who pays for sexual services solely for themselves.

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The Court of Appeal upheld the verdict that the appellant obtained sexual services for consideration and trafficked methamphetamine as payment, based on the trial judge’s credibility findings.

The proxénétisme conviction under section 286.3(1) of the Criminal Code was quashed because, when the judge’s factual findings are accepted, the legal element for proxénétisme was not made out.

Appellate review respected deference to the trial judge’s credibility assessments under R. v. Kruk and R. v. W. (D.), but raised a legal question of statutory interpretation at the hearing under R. v. Mian.

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Slaw September 13 th 2026 Comment Share Email Twitter Google+ Facebook LinkedIn Posted in: SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec. Il y a lieu d'intervenir à l'égard de la décision ayant déclaré l'appelant coupable à la fois de l'infraction de proxénétisme prévue par l'article 286.3 C.Cr.

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  • et d'avoir obtenu les services sexuels du plaignant moyennant rétribution en vertu de l'article 286.1 C.Cr., cette décision étant erronée en droit.
  • — intention du législateur — exclusion d'une personne obtenant et payant des services sexuels pour elle seule — erreur de droit — absence de tiers client — acquittement.
  • PÉNAL (DROIT) — infraction — infractions en matière de drogues et autres substances — substances — trafic — méthamphétamine — rétribution — prostitution — marchandisation des activités sexuelles.
  • PÉNAL (DROIT) — preuve pénale — appréciation de la preuve — témoignage — application de R.
  • 742 — versions contradictoires — crédibilité — appel — raisonnabilité du verdict — déférence — absence de stéréotypes — communauté homosexuelle — absence d'hypothèses logiques infondées.

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INTERPRÉTATION DES LOIS — intention du législateur — cohérence — versions anglaise et française — modification législative — interprétation de l'article 286.3 C.Cr. — proxénétisme — exclusion d'une personne obtenant et payant des services sexuels pour elle seule. À la suite d'un procès mettant en cause les versions contradictoires du plaignant F.B.

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  • Il a conclu que la poursuite avait prouvé hors de tout doute raisonnable que ce dernier avait obtenu des services sexuels de F.B.
  • 286.1 (1) a) du Code criminel (C.Cr.)), qu'il l'avait amené à rendre des services sexuels moyennant rétribution (art.
  • 286.3 (1) C.Cr.) et que, afin d'obtenir les services sexuels de F.B., il avait fait le trafic de méthamphétamine.

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742 — déclaration de culpabilité — appel — norme d'intervention — raisonnabilité du verdict — déférence — absence de stéréotypes — communauté homosexuelle — absence d'hypothèses logiques infondées — question soulevée d'office — interprétation de l'article 286.3 C.Cr. 742, afin de déterminer la culpabilité de l'appelant. L'appelant remet en question la raisonnabilité du verdict de culpabilité.

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