Gilbert Rozon to Pay $930,000 and Drop Appeal Rights
gilbert rozon will pay 930,000 dollars to nine plaintiffs and give up his right of appeal. The settlement closes the door on a challenge to the March 31 civil judgment that found he sexually assaulted eight women.
Justice Chantal Tremblay ordered Rozon to pay a total of 880,000 dollars in that 447-page decision. In the same judgment, she wrote that the tribunal’s findings support the assertion that his behavior fits the definition of a sexual predator.
Trudel Johnston & Lespérance
The agreement was announced Wednesday in a communiqué published by Trudel Johnston & Lespérance. Under its terms, the defendant undertakes to pay 880,780 dollars, the capital amount of the judgments, before the expiry of the applicable appeal period.
Rozon also agreed to pay an additional 50,000 dollars to the Courageuses no later than June 18, 2026. That extra payment gives the settlement a second deadline beyond the appeal waiver and turns the case from a legal fight into a fixed payout schedule.
Chantal Tremblay’s Two Judgments
Tremblay issued a second judgment of 150 pages that ruled Quebec Civil Code articles aimed at preventing the use of myths and stereotypes in sexual-assault defenses and removing the limitation period for such events are constitutional. The legal result matters because it leaves the civil ruling intact while also preserving the rules that shaped how the case was argued.
For Rozon, the immediate consequence is finality: he pays the plaintiffs and stops the appeal process. For the nine plaintiffs, the settlement turns a 880,000-dollar award into a payment stream with a larger total attached, including the 50,000 dollars due by June 18, 2026.
Nine Plaintiffs, One Payment
The numbers now define the case more than the dispute itself: nine plaintiffs, 880,780 dollars before the appeal period expires, and 50,000 dollars more later. That leaves no practical room for a return to court on the same judgment, which is the point of renouncing appeal rights in a civil case this size.
Rozon’s move also locks in the finding attached to the March 31 ruling, including the judge’s description of the evidence as supporting the conclusion that his conduct fit the definition of a sexual predator. For readers following the case, the immediate takeaway is plain: the civil liability finding stands, and the money now has a timetable.
