On January 14th 2016, a rapist was convicted in Montreal. Most of us haven’t heard about this horrendous case because it elicited only a small amount of media coverage. You can find out more about this at Rebel.media.

Paul Bernardo quickly became infamous in Canada, and beyond, for multiple rapes and for the rapes and murders of three schoolgirls. But serial rapist, Walid Mustafa Chalhoub’s identity has remained nearly anonymous, though he raped and extorted 10 schoolgirls. He was given a sentence of 11 years, with the chance of parole in 2 years.

Be shocked and disturbed but know that the story gets worse.

Ezra Levant focused on the fact that the rapist is an immigrant who is not yet a Canadian citizen (and thus could be deported, if the government had the desire), and on the fact that the girls he preyed on were still in school—“underage”—but is there such a thing as an age of acceptability for rape?

The testimony that the court heard was sickening; the man threatened the girls if they told anyone, and made them agree to pay him money if they did not submit to further rape. He also threatened to burn one victim’s house down. There are 10 victims, but there were 48 charges, and Walid Mustafa Chalhoub pled guilty to 24 of them.

What kind of a justice system looks at a serial rapist and at ten victims who are scarred for life, and says that the perpetrator should go to jail for an average of less than 6 months for each of these charges?

The victims will live with their scars for life. They will know that the criminal who caused them this injury will be free to possibly terrorize them again—almost before their initial shock at what he has done wears off! Do their lives have such little worth before the courts of this land?

Justice demands a much stiffer penalty for rape. The CHP values women and our platform calls for their protection. Outrage over violent or sexual crime must be matched by punishment appropriate to the offence. For too long the “rights’ of violent sexual perverts have been given precedence over the rights of innocent women and girls to protection and security. Sentences for rape and murder must protect vulnerable citizens both by removing the perpetrator from society and by providing a deterrent example. Also, convicted criminals must be named and shamed. Concealing the names of perpetrators for the sake of political correctness advances no social value.

The CHP would make public safety the priority in responding to cases of violent or sexual crimes.

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