Judge jails Cape Breton clown for sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl
SYDNEY, N.S. — A Cape Breton clown performer has been jailed two years for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
Dale Rancourt, a native of Ontario who long performed as Klutzy the Clown, admitted having a two-month sexual relationship with the girl.
The sentence, handed down Wednesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Sydney, N.S., was a joint recommendation from prosecution and defence, the Cape Breton Post reported.
Justice Patrick Murray said the 51-year-old Rancourt took advantage for his own sexual gratification.