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Flanked by two family members, MacIntyre’s victim read a statement in court detailing the impact of the abuse.

What happened robbed her of her childhood, she told court, and led her to have suicidal thoughts. Later in life she began to wonder if she had imagined the whole thing and felt guilty.

It wasn’t until she was older that she learned the term “molest.” It was then she realized there was a word for what happened to her and she told her mother in 2015.

“I will carry this rage I have for him to my grave,” she told court.

‘Very, very long time coming’

Outside court, the woman who MacIntyre had abused as a child said justice had been served.

She spoke to a row of news cameras aimed at her feet and hands so she cannot be identified.

“I’m very happy. It’s been a very, very long time coming for me, I’ve been waiting almost half my life for today.”

She said she wanted to speak publicly because “he’s been so public for so long. I want what he did to me also to be public.

“He’s always been in a position of power. It felt so good to see that taken away from him.”

Asked if she had a message for people abused as children, she said “it does get better … and seeing your abuser go to jail will make it feel even better.”

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Arrived in court

MacIntyre arrived at court with his wife around 9:20 a.m. Friday and did not respond to questions from Postmedia.

He was led into the enclosed prisoner’s box in courtroom 201 just after 10 a.m. He sat with his legs crossed, bobbing his foot. About 30 people including reporters sat in the gallery as the proceedings began.