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Robert “Robin” Edgar is obsessed with borough mayor Sue Montgomery and the only way to ensure she can feel safe and live a peaceful life is to bar him from being near her or her workplace, a Crown prosecutor argued Thursday.

And even though Edgar feels being banned from Montreal or Côte-des-Neiges — Notre-Dame-de-Grâce council meetings would trample on his “fundamental civil rights,” Crown prosecutor François Allard argued it’s a necessary step.

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“The Criminal Code is not there to only protect the rights of the accused,” Allard told Quebec Court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos during Edgar’s sentencing hearing. “The victim has rights, too.”

Edgar, 59, was acquitted this month of the three counts of criminal harassment he faced for repeatedly confronting, filming and criticizing Montgomery before and after she was elected borough mayor in 2017.

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Quebec Court Judge Flavia Longo ruled Edgar did harass Montgomery but said she wasn’t convinced beyond a reasonable doubt he made her fear for her safety, leading her to acquit him of the charges.