Archive for May, 2009

Guy Lafleur (yes, the one that won five Stanley Cups) was convicted of lying in court today.

Why did he lie under oath? To protect his son.

Now, I completely get lying to protect your kid. I would go as far as to join a cult if my child thought he or she was a deity, but my kids weren’t charged with 23 criminal counts in the last year.

In CANADA! And those guys are tolerant.

Listen, from Deadspin:

Over the last year, 24-year-old Mark Lefleur was tried on 23 criminal counts including: sexual assault, kidnapping, forcible confinement, mischief, theft, possession of crack cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana, threatening to kill a Montreal bus driver, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, and damaging a bus. (He also he faces charges in a separate case of assault and uttering death threats.) Most of the charges stem from his “troubled” relationship with his underage girlfriend. He’s a real catch.

Dude.

So anyway, Guy said that his son never left the house during the time Mark spent in his care on house arrest when in fact, the elder Lafleur drove his son to a hotel to have sex with his 16 year old girlfriend.

Funny, I didn’t even see statutory rape in that list of crimes.

I almost feel sorry for Guy, but not really. Who encourages their 24 year old son (who I am guessing kidnapped this same girl) to have sex with a minor in a hotel when he is under house arrest?

He should have known better.

He was not born yesterday.