Affaire Moussa Ouattara au Québec : De la maîtrise en économie à 62 mois de prison pour agressions sexuelles
Having arrived in Canada to pursue university studies, an Ivorian national saw his academic journey take a turn in a long legal process, marked by successive convictions for harassment and then for sexual assault.
Moussa Ouattara, now 32 years old, had gone to Canada on a student visa to begin a master's degree in economics at Laval University in Quebec City. But as early as 2018, when he had not been attending the institution for several months, his name appeared in the province's legal news.
A first wave of complaints at age 24
In the spring of 2018, several women employed at Cégep de Sainte-Foy reported persistent harassment. Some victims recounted being approached repeatedly, including at their workplace. Arrested on June 12, 2018, following complaints from three of them, Moussa Ouattara faced a growing number of charges, eventually reaching eight. His lawyer argued that it was "poorly executed flirting," an argument that failed to convince the court to release him. He was ultimately found guilty of criminal harassment and given a period of probation.
The fake taxi driver scheme
However, this warning did not put an end to his activities. A few months later, the police described a new modus operandi. Using the alias "Eric Steve," the young Ivorian presented himself as a taxi driver on leave and offered to drive young women he spotted near establishments home, targeting those who appeared vulnerable or intoxicated. In January 2019, Moussa appeared in court on charges involving five women aged 22 to 25 and two 17-year-old girls. He was then placed in pretrial detention pending his trial.
A conviction for sexual assault in 2021
On June 4, 2021, after several years of proceedings, Judge Hubert Couture found Moussa Ouattara guilty of sexual assault and harassment. The court notably cited the case of a heavily intoxicated victim who had, in fact, expressed her refusal of sexual relations before the incident. The judge also described the defendant's testimony as "neither frank nor credible."
A twist in 2022: sentenced to 62 months in prison
On January 11, 2022, Judge Couture handed down a total sentence of 62 months' imprisonment, finding premeditation and exploitation of the victims' vulnerability. Moussa Ouattara was also registered on the National Sex Offender Registry for 20 years. His defense had argued that a severe sentence risked his deportation from Canada, an argument the judge rejected in order to reduce the sentence.
Ouattara appealed, contesting the accumulation of certain consecutive sentences. But in the case of Ouattara v. R. (2022 QCCA 739) , the Quebec Court of Appeal rejected his arguments, upholding the 62-month sentence. Having already served the equivalent of three years in credited pre-trial detention, he had approximately 26 months remaining to serve. With his sentence now complete, our sources cannot determine whether Moussa Ouattara has been deported to Côte d'Ivoire or if he remains in Canada.
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