r/canadanews • u/zuuzuu • 17h ago
Ontario Crown to seek dangerous offender status for Daniel Senecal, convicted of sexually assaulting toddler
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/daniel-senecal-sexual-assault-toddler-dangerous-offender-9.738384622
u/No_Lettuce1081 13h ago
Did I read that right - he was out on parole when he did this?!? What the actual fuck Canada. The second victim would never have been a victim if this guy remained behind bars like he should have. If I was that child’s family I’d be suing the province for negligence
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u/GlitteringCraft8000 13h ago
Our justice system is fucked. Innocent children’s lives forever affected because we want to give swine like this a “second chance”. Why?
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u/CeciNestPasUnPenname 16h ago
Senecal was on probation at the time of his crimes for what the judge described as a "violent" sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy in 2021.
This guy is what dangerous offender status was meant for. Lucky he hasn't killed somebody yet.
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u/RobustFoam 15h ago
What the fuck. This guy is going down in the books as one of Canada's worst criminals of all time.
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u/FuzzyLaughTwo 13h ago
Throw away the godaamn key. No cure... he needs to be gone from society.
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u/GlitteringCraft8000 13h ago
I don’t understand the want or need to try and rehabilitate these kind of demons. A mind that sick cannot be fixed.
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u/Character-Total-3857 13h ago
"This guy is going down in the books as one of Canada's worst criminals of all time."
Not even close. He's a garden-variety criminal. While his actions definitely deserve closer scrutiny, calling him one of Canada’s worst of all time is a massive stretch.
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u/RobustFoam 12h ago
Did you even read the article? He raped a toddler with a foreign object. Not even for his own sexual pleasure (which would be sick enough to make the list in my book) -- the only pleasure he derived from the action was in the suffering of his victims.
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u/LeviathanOfLiberty 12h ago
His actions deserve the death penalty is what they deserve.
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u/Character-Total-3857 11h ago
Perhaps we should have pubic executions. That would satisfy the ghouls.
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u/Character-Total-3857 12h ago
A lot of actions that criminals do deserve the death penalty but we don't for very good reasons. Do you want to end up like the States, because this is how you end up like the States.
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u/LeviathanOfLiberty 12h ago
You know you can actually improve upon policy and not just copy poor implementations seen in “the States” right? Same thing goes for issues like gun laws.
We can have a significantly higher burden of evidence for starters, we can reform our police (long-term commitment) to tackle systemic biases.
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u/Gunnarz699 12h ago
we can reform our police
You can't reform what isn't broken. Police are doing exactly what they exist to do which is protecting capital and those who control it.
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u/TinyM0ushka 10h ago
He was out on parole for assaulting another child when this happened, he didn’t even do 5 years.
He assaulted a 3 year old with a weapon so bad she needed reconstructive surgery.
Then he tried to strangle her to death and he’s not even close?
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u/No-Phrase-2897 13h ago
And people like this are why we have the dangerous offender status. Same with Paul Bernardo.
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u/Britteny21 10h ago
This motherfucking piece of shit needs to never see the light of day again.
Our legal system is a fucking joke. This is outrageous.
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u/zuuzuu 10h ago
You think it's outrageous that the Crown is seeking a dangerous offender designation that would ensure he gets an indeterminate sentence? Strange that you think he shouldn't ever be let out of prison but you're against the Crown seeking a life sentence.
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u/Britteny21 10h ago
What the fuck are you talking about? I’m talking about him being out of jail and on probation for sexually assaulting a 12 year old boy after serving less than 5 years. That’s outrageous.
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u/Catsareawesome1980 15h ago
Omg those two kids he assaulted. I feel horrible for them. I feel horrible for their families. Yeah put this subhuman away for life before he hurts anyone else.
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u/LeviathanOfLiberty 12h ago
> Senecal was on probation at the time of his crimes for what the judge described as a "violent" sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy in 2021. He was released from prison early in March 2025 after serving a partial sentence.
??????
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u/sittinwithkitten 13h ago
Wow what a disgusting person. I don’t understand why if he used a weapon to assault the child it makes any difference. Lock him up forever, he should have been after the last assault of the 12 year old. Those poor kids and whoever else this freak has hurt .
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u/OkGrapefruit4982 6h ago
“Senecal was on probation at the time of his crimes for what the judge described as a "violent" sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy in 2021. He was released from prison early in March 2025 after serving a partial sentence.”
Jesus fucking Christ can we just keep child abusers in prison?
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u/purplepIutonium 11h ago
I am usually not a supporter of the death penalty. But this guy does not deserve life.
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u/Horror_Excitement503 10h ago
Anybody that defends the death penalty against people like this are as bad as the people. This fuck should be off the earth.
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u/Upperclass_hobo 4h ago
If you hurt children in any capacity, you should be ineligible for early release.
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u/BigFix302 1h ago
He was convicted of sexually assaulting a 12 year old boy in 2021, and was released early in 2025. The. Did this.
What the hell are we doing. It is stunning that our justice system, and judges and parole boards do this.
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u/writerzblock84 1h ago
Well I hope?
Whats the alternative? lol
What has our justice system
Come too?
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u/ColdDesertEagle 10h ago
Deport
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u/zuuzuu 10h ago
Deport him to where? Canada, since that's where he's from? Good news, he's already here. That must make you happy.
Or were you making a racist and bigoted assumption that he's not Canadian because you think Canadians don't commit crimes?
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u/Nervous-Muffin-6691 6h ago
No I think they are being sarcastic since people love to comment that when someone of colour commits a crime
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u/Easy-Reflection3248 4h ago
Our Justice System is so wrong and our prison is like camp. If you know who Luka Magnotta is and if you don't google him( he is a fame seeking narcissist) After what he did they allowed him a marriage while incarcerated and galloping a few months in jail he said he really didn't mind it..movie nights, pizza day and he was allowed to post pictures all over his walls, he said it was like " summer camp" I was ill when I read the bragging.
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u/I8FurryJello 3h ago
The one who gave him parole should be held 100% accountable !
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u/patheticnerd42069 15h ago
Someone needs to make sure he never reoffends. Interpret that as you will