Steff Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8090170/ Woman who helped rape, kill 2 teens to go free But Canadian judge orders monitoring, psychiatric help Updated: 7:20 p.m. ET June 3, 2005JOLIETTE, Quebec - Notorious Canadian sex criminal Karla Homolka will not be able to melt anonymously back into society following her release from prison after 12 years, a Quebec court ruled Friday. Judge Jean Beaulieu ruled that on her release in early July Homolka must keep police apprised on a weekly basis of her whereabouts and travel plans. The judge also ordered that Homolka undergo psychiatric therapy to properly accept responsibility for her role in the rape, torture and killing of two teenage girls in the early 1990s, which saw her convicted of manslaughter. “This person refuses to discuss in detail the circumstances of her crimes in the framework of therapy,” Beaulieu said in rendering his judgment. “One must be wary in the case of serious crimes of someone who does not have the courage or desire to go to the heart of things.” Homolka has indicated that on her release she wants to live in the Montreal area, 410 miles from where the crimes were committed in neighboring Ontario. Lingering threat? Authorities in both provinces fought to keep her under close watch after she ended her sentence. Her legal team opposed the requests, arguing Homolka had served her time and posed no threat to society. Louis Morissette, a psychiatrist hired by the defense team for Homolka, said the 35-year-old did not represent an immediate threat to society, despite crimes that horrified Canada more than a decade ago. “Is Madame dangerous?”, Homolka’s lawyer Sylvie Bordelais asked Morissette. “It’s a not a question that can be answered with a yes or a no,” the psychiatrist replied. “In the short term, no.” Problematic relationships Other experts argued on Thursday that Homolka remained a risk, and Morissette agreed that she remained psychologically vulnerable in relationships with men. She has been communicating with Jean-Paul Gerbet, a 38-year-old French national serving a life sentence in Quebec for strangling his girlfriend to death. But Morissette said that even though Homolka and Gerbet had exchanged letters and one kiss, he is “not available” as a partner for her because he may be deported after he serves his sentence. Gerbet will be eligible for parole in early 2008. The psychiatrist said Homolka has indicated that her “criteria” for a future partner include a man who values marriage and children, likes pets and has no history of violence against women. Homolka’s partner in crime, her former husband Paul Bernardo, is serving a life sentence for the kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of two teenage girls in the early 1990s in St. Catharines, Ontario. Plea bargain Homolka, a former veterinarian’s assistant, also had a key role in the earlier rape and death of her 15-year-old sister Tammy, but she agreed to testify against Bernardo in a plea bargain that Canadian media dubbed a deal with the devil. She cut the deal and pleaded guilty to manslaughter before police recovered videotapes showing Homolka appeared to be a willing participant in the lengthy assaults of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy. Homolka has insisted throughout court proceedings that Bernardo forced her to participate in the crimes by threatening and using violence against her. I understand that her deal was made previous to the tapes being found.. but good grief.. something's got to be done to be able to revoke deals if the defendant withholds information of their involvment. :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted June 10, 2005 Share Posted June 10, 2005 She helped to kill her sister and she gets out. Truly a deal with the devil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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