Quebec Judge Denies Bid by Billionaire Robert Miller for Stay in Sex Crimes Trial

Quebec Judge Denies Bid by Billionaire Robert Miller for Stay in Sex Crimes Trial
The Quebec Superior Court is seen in Montreal on March 27, 2019. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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A Quebec Superior Court judge has declined to hear a Quebec billionaire businessman’s application for a stay of proceedings after his lawyers argued he was too sick to appear in court next month.

Robert Miller, founder of global electronics distributor Future Electronics, was arrested in May on 21 sex charges involving 10 complainants, many of whom were minors when the alleged offences occurred between 1994 and 2016. One of the alleged victims was under the age of 14.