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Global News
2 days ago
- Global News
Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller
Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged to be an associate of a Quebec billionaire accused of sex crimes. Officers say the 76-year-old is believed to have been part of the circle of Robert Miller, known for founding the Future Electronics company. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The accused was arrested in Montreal and released on conditions pending a court appearance at a later date. A Quebec Superior Court judge recently stayed Miller's 24 sex-related charges for abuses that allegedly took place between 1994 and 2016 because he was too ill to stand trial, but stressed it was not an acquittal. Many of the 11 complainants were minors when the alleged offences occurred. The 81-year-old Miller, who has denied the allegations, has advanced Parkinson's disease, is bedridden, has limited communication skills and requires around-the-clock care.
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller
MONTRÉAL – Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged to be an associate of a Quebec billionaire accused of sex crimes. Officers say the 76-year-old is believed to have been part of the circle of Robert Miller, known for founding the Future Electronics company. The accused was arrested in Montreal and released on conditions pending a court appearance at a later date. A Quebec Superior Court judge recently stayed Miller's 24 sex-related charges for abuses that allegedly took place between 1994 and 2016 because he was too ill to stand trial, but stressed it was not an acquittal. Many of the 11 complainants were minors when the alleged offences occurred. The 81-year-old Miller, who has denied the allegations, has advanced Parkinson's disease, is bedridden, has limited communication skills and requires around-the-clock care. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2025.
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller arrested on sexual assault, prostitution charges
A former business associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is facing several sexual assault and prostitution-related charges involving minors. An arrest warrant filed in court states that Raymond Poulet, 76, has been charged with 10 criminal offences relating to sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, and forcing someone into prostitution. Poulet, a Montreal resident, is a former executive with Future Electronics Inc., founded by Miller, whose criminal trial on multiple sex-related offences, also involving minors, came to a halt last month. A judge issued a stay of proceedings after ruling the 81-year-old, who suffers from an advanced form of Parkinson's disease, was too ill to stand trial for 24 sex-related charges involving 11 women. Miller has always denied the allegations. Poulet is one of three ex-employees named as defendants in a 2023 class-action lawsuit who was involved in an alleged scheme to recruit young girls in Montreal to have sex with Miller in exchange for money and gifts in the 1990s and 2000s. The criminal charges against Poulet filed this week involve three alleged victims identified by their initials in the court document. The alleged offences took place between 1995 and 2001 in Montreal. Montreal police (SPVM) confirmed Friday that a 76-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday in relation to their investigation into Miller, but did not name him. In a news release, the police said the suspect was part of Miller's 'inner circle' and was released from custody on a promise to appear in court at a later date with conditions to follow. A spokesperson for the Crown prosecution office could not say when he is expected to appear in court. Poulet is the second person with ties to Miller to be criminally charged. Montreal police arrested a 68-year-old woman named Teresita Fuentes in June 2024. Fuentes and Miller both live at the same address, according to court records. The charges against Fuentes alleges she procured a victim for sexual services between Jan. 1, 2015 and Jan. 28, 2018. The new charges against Poulet come one day after the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a ruling that had dismissed an $8-million lawsuit against Miller. The plaintiff, a woman whose name cannot be published, alleged that as of age 17, she had been the victim of a network of sexual exploitation of underage girls set up by Miller and his associates. She was allegedly led to offer sexual services to Miller in exchange for luxury gifts, remuneration and travel. The Superior Court ruled that she could not pursue the lawsuit because she had accepted $50,000 during a meeting with Miller's lawyer. The plaintiff claimed the money was given to her as a gift, which the judge had rejected. By overturning the ruling, the Court of Appeal has given the plaintiff the right to sue Miller. The law firm representing the woman said in a statement to CTV News on Friday that her lawyers were pleased with the appeal court's decision, given the 'seriousness' of the civil case. 'This decision ensures that our client's full side of the story will heard before the trial courts.' With files from CTV News' Erika Morris
CBC
4 days ago
- CBC
Associate of Montreal billionaire arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes
Montreal police have arrested a man who allegedly assisted billionaire Robert Miller by organizing a network to sexually exploit young women and girls. Raymond Poulet, 76, faces 10 charges, including sexual assault, sexual touching and compelling someone into prostitution. The crimes are alleged to have been carried out against three victims, including someone younger than 14, at various periods between 1995 and 2001. Raymond Poulet's arrest comes a month after criminal proceedings were halted against Robert Miller, who, in the final stages of Parkinson's disease, was deemed too sick to stand trial. After the proceedings against the billionaire were halted, several alleged victims questioned the fate of Robert Miller's associates, who they believed had helped orchestrate his alleged crimes. Robert Miller was facing 24 counts of sex crimes, the majority involving minors, committed between 1994 and 2016. The businessman, who made his fortune by founding the computer company Future Electronics, has always denied the charges against him. He had pleaded not guilty.
CBC
4 days ago
- Business
- CBC
$8M lawsuit against Robert Miller shouldn't have been tossed out, rules Court of Appeal
A woman can now proceed with her $8-million lawsuit against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller, after the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned last year's lower court decision to have the legal proceedings tossed out. In the last two years, Miller, who is 81, has been hit with a long list of accusations of paying minors for sex. The founder of Future Electronics has dealt with civil litigation, including a class action which has received the Superior Court's authorization to proceed. In one of the civil cases, a woman identified in court documents by the initials "A.B.," claims she was 17 when she met Miller and that sexual encounters between them continued for "several years." In March 2024, a Superior Court judge ruled that her lawsuit could not go ahead because she left a meeting with Miller's legal team and his associate Sam Abrams in 2023 with $50,000 in envelopes and what was described in court documents as a "letter" that served as a transaction receipt. The Superior Court judge ruled that by leaving with the money and the letter, the woman had essentially agreed to a deal with Miller. "Consent can be inferred from the behaviour," Justice Marc St-Pierre wrote at the time. "As far as the court is concerned, the complainant departing with the sum of $50,000 cannot be explained otherwise." In an unanimous decision issued on Thursday, the Court of Appeal said Justice St-Pierre erred in his decision. "In light of the evidence presented and the facts acknowledged by the judge, he committed a clear and decisive error by coming to the conclusion that a transaction took place on Feb. 20, 2023," the Court of Appeal ruling read. Last month, a judge ruled Miller was too sick to be tried in criminal court. Miller was facing 24 charges related to sex crimes involving 11 women, most of whom were minors between 1994 and 2016 — the period of time of the alleged offences. The businessman who founded the company Future Electronics is also the subject of a class action with more than 50 plaintiffs which was authorized to proceed by the Superior Court. Miller is appealing that authorization and contests the allegations of the suit.
