Noémie Beauchemin’s criminal case reached its conclusion on Friday at the Val-d’Or courthouse, when the woman, originally from La Corne, pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including that of inciting someone ‘one to kill his ex-spouse. She will spend two years behind bars.
The actions taken by the 29-year-old woman in 2019 and 2020 took place in the context of a conflict with her victim, whom she was trying to harm in order to remove him from their child’s life.
Noémie Beauchemin notably tried to trap her ex-partner by placing objects in his car, through a third party, to have him accused of drug trafficking and production of child pornography.
She admitted herself guilty of having, on three occasions, filed complaints with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) against the man for false stories of sexual assault, assault and break-in.
In August 2020, Noémie Beauchemin communicated via text messages with a woman to ask her if she knew someone who could hurt or eliminate her ex-spouse. It offers up to $10,000 if an assault causes permanent injury or up to $35,000 for murder.
The woman then informs him that she does not know anyone to execute such a contract.
Noémie Beauchemin, however, relaunched her three weeks later with a new plan, namely to ask her to make a false statement to the police against the ex-spouse, to have him accused of possession of drugs and pornography. juvenile.
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The Val-d’Or courthouse. (Archive photo)
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The accused also pleaded guilty to one count of criminal harassment against her ex-spouse, but a stay of proceedings was requested on all the counts she faced relating to child pornography and drug trafficking.
Two years in prison
Judge Christian Leblanc, of the Court of Quebec, endorsed the proposal of the two prosecutors in the case, who suggested a sentence of two years of incarceration in a federal penitentiary.
Noémie Beauchemin will also be subject to a 3-year probation period upon her release from prison, during which she will have to do 150 hours of community service.
In delivering his verdict, Judge Leblanc noted the seriousness of the actions taken by the accused and the serious consequences that the victim and her loved ones are still suffering today.
Among the mitigating factors in the case, the judge recognized that the admissions of guilt worked in favor of the accused, in addition to her lack of criminal record, her sincere remorse and the significant progress noted in a psychological follow-up report.
