Appeal court decides maximum 10\u002Dyear sentence was too high for the rapist and reduced it by two years
The case of Helder Michael Sousa, 40, has been winding through the court system for years.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, 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 or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
During the trial, the court heard the 911 call made by the sobbing woman, who had no idea where she was. His first trial was in April 2019 but it came to a halt within days when a new witness came forward after reading coverage of the trial in The Brantford Expositor. At a second trial, later in 2019, Sousa was found guilty by a jury after just an hour and, in January 2020, sentenced to 10 years in prison by Justice James Ramsey
Sousa, who’s been a permanent resident of Canada since he arrived from Portugal at age five, said he was in imminent danger of being deported, making his sentence “more significant than it would be for a Canadian.” But the Court of Appeal said it’s not certain the existing deportation order will ever be executed.
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