Judge grants leniency for Toronto crack dealer because of his nine children and his race

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Lloyd Williams couldn't prove his Mi'kmaq ancestry but the judge was 'satisfied' he 'has established a connection to Indigenous ancestry'

A Toronto crack cocaine dealer caught back in business three times over the course of ten months managed to convince a judge that he deserves some leniency because putting him behind bars would mean hardship for his nine children, but not because he’s addicted to the drugs he was caught peddling.

Lloyd Williams pleaded guilty in Ontario’s Court of Justice to three counts of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking in what Justice André Chamberlain described as the “deeply troubled” neighbourhood surrounding the intersection at Dundas and Sherbourne streets for arrests on March 3, 2024, Oct. 25, 2024, and Jan 4, 2025. Continue…