Quebec man pleads guilty to spreading hate speech about Jews, trying to make 3D-printed guns
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A Montreal-area man has pleaded guilty to attempting to manufacture multiple firearms with a 3D printer, including an AR-15, and spreading hate speech about the Jewish community.
A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to attempting to manufacture multiple firearms with a 3D printer, including an AR-15, and spreading hate speech about the Jewish community.
Pascal Tribout, who lives in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, a small municipality northwest of the Island of Montreal, was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on June 13, 2024.
He entered the guilty plea at the Saint-Jerome, Que. courthouse on Friday, avoiding the need to hold a trial. He is facing imprisonment for the crimes and is expected to apologize to the Jewish community before he is sentenced in 2025.
The 38-year-old man was first targeted by the authorities in November 2023 when Canada's spy agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), tipped off the Mounties about possible firearms-related criminal activities, according to an agreed statement of facts filed in court.
The RCMP's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) received a list of exports and imports linked to his address, including items like "Gun Metal" plastic refills for 3D printers, metal tubes, and trigger units.
As RCMP continued investigating, they learned that Tribout was an active member of a Telegram channel called GDL Chat 2.0 that promotes "antisemitism and white supremacist themes" online. Police said he posted 66 "racist, antisemitic, anti-government, conspiracy and alarmist" messages between March 14 and April 2 of 2024.
