Harold LeBel (French pronunciation: [a.ʁɔld lə.bɛl]; born June 22, 1962) is a former Canadian politician and convicted sex offender in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.
[2] On December 15, 2020, he was arrested following allegations of sexual assault against Catherine Fournier, a former member of the National Assembly and current mayor of Longueuil, dating back to 2017.
He was released later that day, and subsequently expelled from the PQ caucus, pending further investigations.
[3] LeBel was found guilty on November 23, 2022 of sexually assaulting Fournier at his residence in 2017.
[5] On March 21, 2023, after expressing remorse for his crime during therapies in prison, LeBel was granted parole.