June 29, 2005: A Quebec judge turns down Karla Homolka's request for an injunction prohibiting the media from telling certain details about her life after she's released from prison. Homolka had hoped for a ban lasting 10 days after her release. Mr. Justice Paul-Marcel Bellavance rules that granting the injunction would have impaired the freedom of the press.
Bellavance also agrees with an argument made by several media outlets that the public has a right to know Homolka's location because of the severity of her crimes and because another court earlier had ruled that she could still be dangerous.
June 3, 2005: After two days of arguments, Judge Jean R. Beaulieu agrees that Karla Homolka may pose a risk to society after she is released. He places several restrictions on her freedom that are to take effect after she is released. They include:
- She is to give police her home address, work address and the names of those she lives with.
- She has to notify police as soon as any of the above changes.
- She will also have to notify police of any change to her name.
- If she wants to be away from her home for more than 48 hours, she will have to give 72 hours notice.
- She cannot contact Paul Bernardo, the families of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French or Jane Doe. She also may not contact any violent criminals.
- She also will be forbidden from being with people under the age of 16 and from consuming drugs other than prescription medicine.
- Continue therapy and counseling.
- Provide police with a DNA sample.
June 2, 2005:
In her first public appearance since she testified against Paul Bernardo 10 years earlier, Karla Homolka appears in a court in Joliette, Que. Prosecutors argue that restrictions should be placed on her freedom when she is released.
May 19, 2005: A law passes through the Senate requiring violent criminals, including Karla Homolka, to give a DNA sample to a national database. The bill, C-13, speeds through the minority government in part because of Homolka's impending release.
April 26, 2005: Two officers with Niagara Regional Police interview Homolka regarding her plans after her release from prison. The details of that interview remain confidential.
April 12, 2005: Michael Bryant says Homolka will not be charged with killing her sister when she is released from prison in July.
April 11, 2005: Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant says all provinces should place restrictions on Karla Homolka's activities once she's released in July. Bryant says he will ask a Quebec court judge to impose conditions on Homolka under section 810 of the Criminal Code, which allows for curfews and other restrictions.
Jan. 14, 2005: Stephen Williams, author of two books on Bernardo and Homolka, pleads guilty to breaking a publication ban by posting the names of the couple's sexual assault victims on his website. He receives a three-year suspended sentence and is ordered to do 70 hours of community service.
Dec. 16, 2004: The National Parole Board rules that Homolka must stay in prison for her full term, ending July 5, 2005.
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