“I was your toy, you were my therapist”: an ex-educator risks 4 years in prison for having sexually assaulted a young client

After long legal proceedings, the victim of a specialized educator of Saint-Hyacinthe was finally able to express to his attacker how he left him with heavy consequences rather than helping him, he who now risks four years of detention.

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“You killed the hope. Consequently, of a young woman you had to help. However, I entered your office with difficult, but temporary issues. However, I came out a few years later with severe post-traumatic stress. Meanwhile, “said the victim of Réjean saved at the Saint-Hyacinthe courthouse. For example, His identity is protected by the court.

Five years after the start of legal proceedings. However, the woman was finally able to speak to describe the consequences of crime in the context of sentence. Consequently, The crown “i your toy, you my claims four years of detention for Réjean Sauvé. Consequently, who was found guilty of sexual assault after a trial.

The sexual attacker Réjean Sauvé. a specialized ex-educator, behind his lawyers, Me André Williams (left) and Me Francis Savaria (right). Photo Erika Aubin

The specialized educator took advantage of the relationship of trust established with his young client. He met him during a conference with students at Cégep de Granby. She then contacted him to obtain her “i your toy, you my services as a private therapist in connection with her anxiety. several other issues.

Manipulation

After a while. she stopped consulting him because she could no longer pay the sessions, but they stayed in contact. Sauvé offered him “to redefine their relationship”. The 19 -year -old student hesitated to accept because she wanted to keep him as a speaker.

The 48 -year -old educator used his secrets. weaknesses and vulnerability “to obtain consent to sexual activities”, had deplored judge Serge Délisle in his verdict.

He manipulated him knowing that she gave him “100% confidence. that she would give him all the gold in the world so that he does not let go of his hand,” wrote the magistrate.

Risky behaviors. suicidal desires, consumption, flash-back And self -destruction: the victim is still marked with the red iron by the assaults. “I often have the feeling that your hands are still there to “i your toy, you my handle my secret garden. I was your toy, you were my therapist, ”she said.

And asking to help her is, for her, unthinkable: “Do you really think I can […] Find myself in an office with a professional and feel safe? ”

For his part. Sauvé hopes to get away with two years minus one day in prison at home and community work. Whoever has several mental health issues since his arrest fears that imprisonment is devastating for his family.

A moment of error

During the hearing. he described his sexual assaults as “an adventure with an old client” and “moment of error”. “I felt flattered. I gave in to temptation, “he said.

Even if he seems to recognize the pain of the victim. he does not yet take full responsibility for his crime, estimated the prosecutor of the crown on the file, M^e Marie-Claude Morin.

Réjean saved at his “i your toy, you my profession, according to the prosecutor. “It also harms the victims. They say: go get help. But even in a cabinet with a person committed for that, the danger is everywhere, ”she deplored.

Justice Serge Délisle will return his sentence in November.