A former Montreal rabbi has been acquitted of sexual assault and sexual interference with a minor.
Leon Mund, who is in his 80s, was found not guilty Thursday at the Montreal courthouse following a trial held last June.
A complainant alleged that Mund had sexually assaulted them in his car in the 1990s in Montreal. He was arrested in 2022 at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport during a trip to visit his relatives and later charged.
Mund maintained his innocence from the very beginning.
Quebec Court Justice Patricia Compagnone wrote in her 29-page ruling that the Crown prosecutors did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crimes.
“A victim of sexual assault is one too many. Allegations of this nature need to be treated seriously. Here, the court system played its role. Mr. Mund always claimed his innocence. The judge believed him and found the alleged victim’s testimony unreliable and not credible,” said Mund’s lawyer …