Defence wants four years (12 – 8)?

Malcolm Kempt, Eric Dejaeger‘s lawyers, has apparently asked for 12 years minus 2:1 for time served.  That would mean four additional years.  But he then took a  break to do a line by line assessment of Crown’s recommendations for each of the 32 charges.  Court was supposed to resume at 3 pm, but it’s now 3:25 and I see no sign that things have started up again.  You can follow CBC’s Peter Worden’s live blog here.

Here is the news from the afternoon feed to date:

2:21 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
Court has now adjourned until 3, while defence does a line-by-line assessment of the 32 charges to match Crown’s recommendations #dejaeger
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2:07 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
“Sentencing isn’t a formula,” says Kempt, repeating the need for similar sentences for similar crimes. #dejaeger

1:54 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
With serious health issues, dying in custody is a “very real fear” for #dejaeger says Kempt

1:51 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
According to defence, #dejaeger has received several letters of support from people in his home country written in Flemish

1:50 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
… Kempt argues far worse sex offenders have received lighter sentences than what Crown has asked for. #dejaeger

1:44 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
Defence says comparing #dejaeger to horrific and depraved acts of worst-case sex offenders are vastly different and unfair to his client.

1:38 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
Defence says Crown suggestion of 25 yrs is “excessive” and “heavy-handed.” Counters w/ 12 yrs minus 2:1 for time served #dejaeger

1:32 PMTwitter
Peter Worden
@wordenCBC
Court has resumed. Defence lawyer Malcolm Kempt has the last word in sentencing hear

Enough for now,

Sylvia