A couple faces multiple charges of molesting and abusing two children over a period of years.
The children’s stepfather, a 42-year-old man, is specifically charged with touching, sexual assault and sexual assault for the purpose of violating acts he is said to have committed on a young girl, who was 6 when the attacks began .
The man is also accused of abusing and strangling a boy between the ages of 3 and 12. He was charged with assault, assault with a weapon, incarceration, death threats and charges of inciting the boy to commit a bestial act.
The 37-year-old mother of two is charged with negligent bodily harm and endangering the lives of her children by failing to provide basic necessities. She is also accused of assaulting her son.
The alleged crimes took place in Quebec and Portneuf over a decade.
The couple, who appeared at the Quebec City courthouse via video conference on Friday morning, have been released pending further trial.
Conditions were imposed on them, including a ban on communicating with children. The woman can return to the family home from which the children were taken. The man must live with his father in Quebec.
The couple will stand trial again on April 12.
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