Economy

2024-03-11 17:02:36

The numbers give the spin ! With 33 million visitors in 2023, including 10 million for the shopping mall alone, Aushopping Noyelles-Godault is in second position nationally, and this in a context rather favorable to city center businesses. This growth of course attracts many brands, since the gallery stores are systematically in the lead…
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2024-03-11 19:30:00

A former English teacher from Drummondville recently pleaded guilty to having in his possession hundreds of illegal images showing children, he who admitted to being excited by young teenage girls.

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Jean-Michel Fontaine was caught in the fall of 2021 in one of the Sûreté du Québec’s biggest strikes in terms of cyber exploitation of children. The police force then handcuffed 26 individuals in the province, including this English teacher in a high school in Drummondville.

At that point, Fontaine’s IP address had been monitored by police for months. In the space of regarding three weeks, the professor uploaded around 30 photos of girls “aged between 2 and 8 showing [leurs parties intimes] or having sexual relations with men,” we can read in the agreed summary of facts.

This legal document was filed with the Court when he pleaded guilty to charges of possession and distribution of child pornography at the Drummondville courthouse.

More than 400 files

During the search of his home in 2021, the police found in his computer equipment more than 300 files representing children aged 6 to 15 having sexual relations with adults or with each other. They discovered another hundred animated files showing child pornography.

Fontaine also browsed peer-to-peer networks offering to participate in the sharing of child pornography.

Documents handwritten by the 38-year-old man were also seized which included the following: “Healthy sexuality is my goal and I am capable of it”, “I am sexually – emotionally dependent” , “My need – in a relationship – someone my age”.

He confesses

After his arrest, he made an incriminating statement, admitting to downloading files of child pornography and then deleting them.

He also said that what turned him on was “young teenage girls forced to do nothing.”

Fontaine had filed a motion to have his confession to police officers not admissible as evidence at a trial, but it was ultimately rejected by a judge last January. A few weeks later, he decided to put an end to the legal proceedings by pleading guilty.

In addition to being a teacher, Jean-Michel Fontaine was known as a slammer in Drummondville. Youtube Screenshot

Before his arrest, the teacher was also known for his involvement in the musical world, notably organizing slam evenings.

A sexological report was requested in order to decide the sentence that will be imposed on him. His case returns to court next April.

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2024-03-11 19:21:47

gold price

Analysts at UBS Bank have analyzed their expectations for the performance of the yellow metal, following the price of gold (XAU/USD) has now risen nearly 19% since its lowest level last October, and nearly 7% over the past month alone.

Experts at the Swiss Bank indicated that part of the recent rise in gold prices may reflect technical factors, as prices exceeded major resistance levels, and that there is a possibility of a decline in gold in the near term, but this does not mean that the rise in gold cannot continue further during the next year. .

Also, UBS economists saw that gold is supported by several trends, as the Federal Reserve Bank appears to be on the right track to reduce interest rates and this strongly supports gold prices. Also, the purchase of gold by central banks and investors is supposed to be supportive of price levels, and also, it would… Increasing geopolitical risks during the coming period should also support gold.

It is noteworthy that in a previously issued note, analysts at Citibank described themselves as speculators on rising bullion prices in the medium term, indicating a 25% possibility that average gold would reach a record level of $2,300 per ounce in the second half, but their basic expectations remain their own. At $2,150, with an exceptional possibility of reaching $3,000 within the next 12 to 16 months.

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2024-03-11 18:47:51

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