Ontario court finds stabbing at University of Waterloo wasn’t terrorism but was hate crime
March 17, 2025
An Ontario court has found that a stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not terrorism but constituted a “particularly grave” hate crime.The judge sentencing Geovanny Villalba-Aleman says the evidence does not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his hatred toward the LGBTQ+ community had crystallized into an ideology, which is one of the requirements for a finding of terrorism.
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March 17, 2025 - 12:44 | | The Globe and Mail
The former University of Waterloo, Ont., student who pleaded guilty to stabbing several people in a gender-studies class in 2023 was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison. The judge said Geovanny Villalba-Aleman's actions constituted a "particularly grave hate crime," while the associate professor wounded in the attack said "work to cultivate inclusive spaces of belonging continues."
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