Singer Luck Mervil finally pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges against him Monday morning at the Rimouski courthouse.
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Luck Mervil was not present at the Rimouski courthouse; it was his lawyer Anne-Marie Drouin who represented him via video conference.
She also stated on Monday morning that her client wanted a trial before a judge alone. The possibility of bringing the case before a judge and jury was therefore ruled out.
Charges of sexual assault
Recall that on November 29, the singer was arrested by investigators for crimes against the Rimouski Persons Department.
The 56-year-old man is accused of sexually abusing a woman in Rimouski on the night of June 23-24, 2000.
The alleged victim was an adult at the time of the events. To protect the complainant's identity, a publication ban was imposed.
This is the second time Luck Mervil has been in trouble with the law for sex crimes.
In 2018, the man admitted to sexually exploiting a babysitter who was underage at the time of the crime in 1996. He then had to serve a six-month prison sentence in a shared apartment.
This crime also resulted in his name being placed on the sex offenders register for 20 years.
This sexual assault case will be heard again in court on April 22 at the Rimouski Courthouse.