Montreal Gazette
🏢 Postmedia
📍 QC
May 19, 2026
· 3 min read
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Montreal lawyer charged with sexual assault of a minor ‘still under investigation,’ defence lawyer says
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Article Excerpt
MONTREAL CRIME
Montreal lawyer charged with sexual assault of a minor ‘still under investigation,’ defence lawyer says
Lawyer Daniel Rochefort was arrested earlier this month and was first charged with producing child pornography and child luring. A few days later, he was child with sexually abusing a minor, including sexual assault.
A photo of Daniel Rochefort, a Montreal-based civil lawyer who was arrested on May 7, 2026, and charged the next day with producing child pornography and child luring. (Rochefort et Associés)
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Paul Cherry
May 19, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.
Last Updated: May 20, 2026 at…
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