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exploitation of girls,
88F
89 Cormier’s initial defense
regarding one of his victims was that he had
married her according to provisions in Quebec’s
civil code when she was 10 years old (and he
was at least 38 years older), although he had
initiated sexual contact when she was 9. A
Quebec court rejected his arguments in 2005,
89F
90
and during part of his 2008 trial he continued to
represent himself. The judge, however,
prevented him from cross-examining the victim
and her mother, assigning a lawyer to conduct
the questioning.
90F
91 The victim herself even
refused to be in the same room as Cormier, so
she testified via a video link from a nearby
room.
91F
92 Nevertheless, Cormier contacted her by
e-mail, which lead to his arrest because by doing
so he broke his bail conditions.
92F
93 After the
conclusion of the trial (in October 2008),
Cormier received a 5-year sentence for
assaulting the victim,
93F
94 and by the end of 2009
he received another conviction for the sexual
exploitation of a minor over whom he was in a
position of trust. For that second crime, he
received an additional 9 months in jail.
94F
95
In a third instance, Joseph Cardillo of Boulder,
Colorado went through two trials concerning the
89 “Preacher’s Child ‘Wife’ Won’t Face His Questioning at Trial,”
2008 (January 11), The Gazette [Montreal]. Available from
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20334/daniel-cormier-2
90 Christiane Desjardins, 2005 (Fevrier 12), “Cormier Cité ả Procės
Pour Agressions Sexuelles,” La Presse [Montreal], A19 “le
Mariage Réfuté” 2008 (Avril 25), CBC Radio Canada. Available
from http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/394251/cormier-proces-
vendredi
91 “Preacher’s Child ‘Wife’ Won’t Face His Questioning at Trial,”
2008 (January 11), The Gazette [Montreal]. Available from
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20334/daniel-cormier-2
92 “Girl Clueless Montreal Pastor Had Claimed Her As His Wife
on 10th Birthday,” 2008 (May 2), Canadian Press.
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-western-
star1948/20080502/textview
93 Jan Ravensbergen, “Child-bride Accused Back in Jail,” 2008
(May 27), A6.
94 “Quebec Pastor Who Took Child Bride Sentenced to 5 Years,”
2009 (January 26), CBC News.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-pastor-who-took-
child-bride-sentenced-to-5-years-1.816158
95 QMI Agency, 2010 (March 8), “Sentence Extended for Man
Jailed Over Child Bride.” Available from
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2010/03/08/pf-
13154241.html.
sexual practices in which he engaged with an 8-
year-old girl, which included mutual nudity, use
of a vibrator, nude hot-tub events, chest and
genital fondling, and drinking the child’s
urine.
95F
96 He had met the girl’s mother at a Hare
Krishna event, and the mother came to consider
Cardillo a member of the family. She allowed
her daughter to stay at Cardillo’s home, even
though she never visited it herself. In an
affidavit, the mother “said that her daughter told
her what was happening, but she emphasized
that it was OK as long as everyone is
comfortable with it.”
96F
97 Despite the mother’s
views, authorities charged Cardillo with felony
sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty.
When his trial was about to begin in late March
2009, however, Cardillo jumped bail and failed
to appear,
97F
98 only to be captured days later in
Sedona, Arizona.
98F
99
The trial then proceeded but ended in a mistrial,
with one jury member out of 12 refusing to
convict. Perhaps the juror was convinced by
Cardillo’s testimony
that the girl wanted him to drink her urine, and
that he had received “urine therapy” training in
India and attended nudist schools. He told jurors
both are normal practices in “alternative
communities” and he was never aroused or
gratified by anything that happened when he was
with the child.
99F
100
In August 2010, Boulder County officials
launched a retrial, this time resulting in a 10-
96 “Nudist Accused of Sex Assault, Drinking Girl’s Urine,” 2007
(November 5), ABC 7 News [Denver, CO]. Available from
http://www.dreamindemon.com/forms/archive/index.php/t-
16120.html
97 “Nudist Accused of Sexual Assault” 2007 (November 5).
98 Vanessa Miller, 2009 (March 24), “Niwot Man Accused of
Drinking Girl’s Urine Disappears,” Denver Post. Available from
http://www.dreamindemon.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-
16120.html
99 Vanessa Miller, 2009 (March 26), “Man Accused of Drinking
Girl’s Urine Arrested in Arizona,” Denver Post. Available from
http://www.dailycamera.com/archivesearch/ci_12958545.
100 Erica Meltzer, 2009 (October 30), “Mistrial: Jury Can’t Agree
in Niwot Sex Assault Case,” Colorado Daily. Available from
http://www.coloradodaily.com/cu-
boulder/ci_13676872?source=rss
exploitation of girls,
88F
89 Cormier’s initial defense
regarding one of his victims was that he had
married her according to provisions in Quebec’s
civil code when she was 10 years old (and he
was at least 38 years older), although he had
initiated sexual contact when she was 9. A
Quebec court rejected his arguments in 2005,
89F
90
and during part of his 2008 trial he continued to
represent himself. The judge, however,
prevented him from cross-examining the victim
and her mother, assigning a lawyer to conduct
the questioning.
90F
91 The victim herself even
refused to be in the same room as Cormier, so
she testified via a video link from a nearby
room.
91F
92 Nevertheless, Cormier contacted her by
e-mail, which lead to his arrest because by doing
so he broke his bail conditions.
92F
93 After the
conclusion of the trial (in October 2008),
Cormier received a 5-year sentence for
assaulting the victim,
93F
94 and by the end of 2009
he received another conviction for the sexual
exploitation of a minor over whom he was in a
position of trust. For that second crime, he
received an additional 9 months in jail.
94F
95
In a third instance, Joseph Cardillo of Boulder,
Colorado went through two trials concerning the
89 “Preacher’s Child ‘Wife’ Won’t Face His Questioning at Trial,”
2008 (January 11), The Gazette [Montreal]. Available from
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20334/daniel-cormier-2
90 Christiane Desjardins, 2005 (Fevrier 12), “Cormier Cité ả Procės
Pour Agressions Sexuelles,” La Presse [Montreal], A19 “le
Mariage Réfuté” 2008 (Avril 25), CBC Radio Canada. Available
from http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/394251/cormier-proces-
vendredi
91 “Preacher’s Child ‘Wife’ Won’t Face His Questioning at Trial,”
2008 (January 11), The Gazette [Montreal]. Available from
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20334/daniel-cormier-2
92 “Girl Clueless Montreal Pastor Had Claimed Her As His Wife
on 10th Birthday,” 2008 (May 2), Canadian Press.
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-western-
star1948/20080502/textview
93 Jan Ravensbergen, “Child-bride Accused Back in Jail,” 2008
(May 27), A6.
94 “Quebec Pastor Who Took Child Bride Sentenced to 5 Years,”
2009 (January 26), CBC News.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-pastor-who-took-
child-bride-sentenced-to-5-years-1.816158
95 QMI Agency, 2010 (March 8), “Sentence Extended for Man
Jailed Over Child Bride.” Available from
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2010/03/08/pf-
13154241.html.
sexual practices in which he engaged with an 8-
year-old girl, which included mutual nudity, use
of a vibrator, nude hot-tub events, chest and
genital fondling, and drinking the child’s
urine.
95F
96 He had met the girl’s mother at a Hare
Krishna event, and the mother came to consider
Cardillo a member of the family. She allowed
her daughter to stay at Cardillo’s home, even
though she never visited it herself. In an
affidavit, the mother “said that her daughter told
her what was happening, but she emphasized
that it was OK as long as everyone is
comfortable with it.”
96F
97 Despite the mother’s
views, authorities charged Cardillo with felony
sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty.
When his trial was about to begin in late March
2009, however, Cardillo jumped bail and failed
to appear,
97F
98 only to be captured days later in
Sedona, Arizona.
98F
99
The trial then proceeded but ended in a mistrial,
with one jury member out of 12 refusing to
convict. Perhaps the juror was convinced by
Cardillo’s testimony
that the girl wanted him to drink her urine, and
that he had received “urine therapy” training in
India and attended nudist schools. He told jurors
both are normal practices in “alternative
communities” and he was never aroused or
gratified by anything that happened when he was
with the child.
99F
100
In August 2010, Boulder County officials
launched a retrial, this time resulting in a 10-
96 “Nudist Accused of Sex Assault, Drinking Girl’s Urine,” 2007
(November 5), ABC 7 News [Denver, CO]. Available from
http://www.dreamindemon.com/forms/archive/index.php/t-
16120.html
97 “Nudist Accused of Sexual Assault” 2007 (November 5).
98 Vanessa Miller, 2009 (March 24), “Niwot Man Accused of
Drinking Girl’s Urine Disappears,” Denver Post. Available from
http://www.dreamindemon.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-
16120.html
99 Vanessa Miller, 2009 (March 26), “Man Accused of Drinking
Girl’s Urine Arrested in Arizona,” Denver Post. Available from
http://www.dailycamera.com/archivesearch/ci_12958545.
100 Erica Meltzer, 2009 (October 30), “Mistrial: Jury Can’t Agree
in Niwot Sex Assault Case,” Colorado Daily. Available from
http://www.coloradodaily.com/cu-
boulder/ci_13676872?source=rss
