WJM first appeared in court on May 30, 2012, after waiving one Information into Calgary and entering guilty pleas to a number of charges contained on two different pieces of information (as amended) WJM has entered guilty pleas to the following charges:
Count 1: On or between December 23, 2007, and July 31, 2010, both dates inclusive, at or near Carstairs, Alberta, did knowingly utter, convey or cause [M], [SM], [MM], [JM] to receive a threat to cause death or bodily harm to [M] contrary to Section 264.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
Count 5: On or between December 23, 2007, and July 31, 2010, both dates inclusive, at or near Carstairs, Alberta, did commit an assault on [M] contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code.
Count 6: On or between December 23, 2007, and July 31, 2010, both dates inclusive, at or near Carstairs, Alberta, did in committing an assault on [M] threaten to use a weapon to wit: a knife contrary to section 267(a) of the Criminal Code.
Count 7: On or between December 23, 2007, and July 31, 2010, both dates inclusive, at or near Carstairs, Alberta, did commit an assault on [SM], [M], [JM] and [MM] threaten to use a weapon to wit: a knife, contrary to Section 267(a) of the Criminal Code.
Count 10: On or between April 17, 2008, and July 31, 2010, both dates inclusive, at or near Carstairs, Alberta, did unlawfully and willfully cause unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal to wit: use a conductive energy weapon on a dog, contrary to section 445.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
Count 11: On or between April 17, 2008, and July 31, 2010, both dates inclusive, at or near Carstairs, Alberta, did unlawfully and willfully cause unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal to wit: use a conductive energy weapon on a dog, contrary to section 445.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
Count 12: On or between December 23, 2007, and July 31, 2010, both dates inclusive, at or near Carstairs, Alberta did have in his possession a prohibited weapon, to wit a Hot Shot Power Mite without being a holder of a licence under which he may possess it, contrary to section 91(2) of the Criminal Code.
WJM began sexually abusing his daughter SM when she was about nine or ten years old. He threatened to hurt her if she told anyone. These sexual assaults occurred on multiple occasions over the course of a year when he was able to plan to be alone with SM. M had been able to intervene after SM finally told her what was happened, but WJM continued to attempt to sexually abuse the child from 2007 to December 2011. His violence escalated towards M as a result, where he repeatedly punched her and threatened her with a butcher knife against her neck. When the other children tried to protect their mother, WJM turned on them with a slashing motion of the knife. The family dogs also bore the brunt of horrific acts of violence as WJM also pled guilty to using a taser energy gun on both dogs; on one occasion he tasered one dog for such an extended period of time that it caused the dog to “scream” while WJM’s young son was begging him to stop.
In December 2011, M was finally able to call for assistance after WJM left for work the morning after he perpetrated a violent sexual assault on SM. M and the kids were brought to a shelter. M and SM were then taken to the Sheldon M. Chumir Centre, where SM received medical attention for the injuries sustained the day before during the sexual assault. Officers from the Calgary Police Service responded to WJM’s workplace after these events were reported to them. WJM got into his truck when he saw the officers. WJM attempted to flee as an officer approached the truck to arrest him. He drove his truck through a large fenced compound to the south gate of the business, where a marked police vehicle with its lights turned on was waiting. WJM successfully evaded police by driving his truck into the police vehicle and then driving away. Later that day, he was tracked down and arrested.
Since his arrest on December 28, 2011, WJM has been detained. He was given a global sentence of 15 years on all charges.