Details of the case would have remained hidden had it not been for Emelyn Lacour’s decision to have a publication ban dropped.
But Plourde, a former Ottawa paramedic, betrayed that trust when he exploited and repeatedly sexually assaulted Emelyn.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
But details of their case would have remained hidden, and Plourde’s actions obscured, had it not been for Emelyn’s decision to have a publication ban dropped. The ban was intended to protect her identity, as a victim who was sexually assaulted by a family member. They had two children of their own together, forming a family unit of six. “We had built a life with Pascal,” Claire recalled. “We were talking about the future. Our relationship wasn’t perfect … but we were building our lives.”
“The first few times that I can remember, it didn’t seem right but I wasn’t able to process in my head how a dad could be doing that,” she said. “I was also thinking maybe it’s normal for stepdads to be doing that so I didn’t really think anything of it, but then seeing other families and noticing that it wasn’t the same kind of made me realize.”
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