Michel Chrétien
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Michel Chrétien is the youngest son of former Canadian Prime Minister
Jean Chrétien
and his wife Aline
. He was adopted as a Gwichʼin
child from an Inuvik orphanage.
He worked at Pluridesign's Canadian office for a time, having been hired by Jacques Corriveau
.
addictions
, Chrétien is an admitted alcoholic, and was convicted for drinking and driving
in 1998. He later received a nine-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assault
after throwing a can at a former girlfriend's six-year-old son the same year.
In 1992, he was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting
a Montreal
woman, allegedly taking her home from a bar
, then tying her up and forcing sex on her.
In 2003, Chrétien was charged with 3 counts of sexual assault, when a 19-year old accused him of having non-consensual sex with her after she passed out from heavy drinking at his apartment
in Yellowknife
. His trial lasted four days before he was acquitted by a 6-male, 6-female member jury.
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....
and his wife Aline
Aline Chrétien
Aline Chrétien is the wife of Canada's twentieth Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien.Born Aline Chaîné in Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Quebec, she married lawyer Jean Chrétien on September 10, 1957...
. He was adopted as a Gwichʼin
Gwich’in
The Gwich’in , literally "one who dwells" or "resident of [a region]", are a First Nations/Alaska Native people who live in the northwestern part of North America mostly above the Arctic Circle...
child from an Inuvik orphanage.
He worked at Pluridesign's Canadian office for a time, having been hired by Jacques Corriveau
Jacques Corriveau
Jacques Corriveau is a Quebec businessperson and owner of the graphic design firm Pluri Design Canada Inc. His close ties to the Liberal Party of Canada and his firm's involvement with the Sponsorship Program has put him and his firm at the center of the Sponsorship Scandal.Corriveau is known for...
.
Criminal charges
In addition to past heroin and cocaineCocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
addictions
Substance dependence
The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
, Chrétien is an admitted alcoholic, and was convicted for drinking and driving
Driving under the influence
Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...
in 1998. He later received a nine-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assault
Assault
In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...
after throwing a can at a former girlfriend's six-year-old son the same year.
In 1992, he was sentenced to three years in prison for sexually assaulting
Sexual assault
Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....
a Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
woman, allegedly taking her home from a bar
Bar (establishment)
A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
, then tying her up and forcing sex on her.
In 2003, Chrétien was charged with 3 counts of sexual assault, when a 19-year old accused him of having non-consensual sex with her after she passed out from heavy drinking at his apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
in Yellowknife
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories , Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, approximately south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River...
. His trial lasted four days before he was acquitted by a 6-male, 6-female member jury.