Manoj Govindbalunikam found his nine-year-old victim in tiny Thessalon, a blip on the Trans-Canada Hwy. between Sudbury and the Soo in August 2023.

Fast forward to May 2025: Govindbalunikam, 37, pleaded guilty to the single count of abduction of a person under the age of 14 in relation to the incident. He has yet to be sentenced.

Now, the law says he’s looking at a maximum of 10 years in the slammer. But wait, when you’re bent like that, well, the Canadian justice system is there to help.

Govindbalunikam’s lawyer, Jessica Belisle, wants her man to get a conditional discharge, and she offered reasons that will make the heads of law-abiding Canadians explode. This is not a condemnation of Belisle; she is doing her job.

In her submission, she asked for the conditional discharge and three

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