Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest won’t appeal his case further, will serve sentence

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After taking into consideration his pre-trial detention, Charest now has four years and nine months left to serve.

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Lawyer Antonio Cabral says his client made the decision not to pursue the matter any further based on a number of factors, including the impact challenging a case further can have on eventual parole.

“He did not agree on certain points (of the appeal judgment), but at a certain point, one must choose his battles,” Cabral said.

Charest also regrets the harm done to the victims, Cabral said.

Quebec’s Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions says it is still considering an appeal to the Supreme Court in the case.

This report by The Canadian Press was originally published Oct. 10, 2019.

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