Peterborough Man Arrested For Uttering Online Threats; Police Service's First Charged Crime Under New Federal Hate Crime Laws

Fifty-year-old Kevin Goudreau of Peterborough is facing several charges in connection with a series of online threats as the first to be charged under the new federal hate crime laws, announced on Tuesday.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

In early August, the Peterborough Police Service learned of a series of online threats against several Peterborough residents. Major Crime Unit officers requested and were granted a search warrant for a Peterborough residence.

Officers executed the search warrant and took a Goudreau into custody on Thursday.

He was charged with:

• Utter Threats Cause Death or Bodily Harm – Motivated by Hatred X2

• Utter Threats Cause Death or Bodily Harm X2

• Fail to comply with Probation Order X5

The accused is currently bound by three probation orders with the following conditions: to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and not to post any information about two of the victims in this case.

The accused appeared in court again on Tuesday.  

Two of the online posts in this case were determined to be motivated by hatred. 

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