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Sen. Patrick Brazeau released on bail, heading to rehab centre

Sen. Patrick Brazeau released on bail, heading to rehab centre

Patrick Brazeau is getting help.

The 39-year old suspended senator was arrested early Thursday morning at a private residence in Gatineau following a domestic disturbance call. He was officially charged with two charges of assault, possession of cocaine, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and breaching previous release conditions.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges but, according to reports, was detained in custody overnight and appeared in court on Friday.

The Canadian Press is reporting that he has now been granted $5,000 bail on condition that he undergo treatment at a rehabilitation facility in Quebec.

"He has to go to Maison Mélaric for treatment to deal with an alcohol and drug problem," Crown prosecutor Stéphanie Robitaille told reporters, according to the Globe and Mail.

The reports note that Brazeau has three days to report to facility and while there, or at home, must adhere to a strict curfew of between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

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Thursday's incident, of course, wasn't Brazeau's first brush with the law.

Last February, he was charged with assault and sexual assault for an incident at his home. According to court records publicized in the Globe and Mail, the victim alleges that an argument about Aboriginal issues escalated into violence, with Brazeau pushing her into a handrail hard enough to break it. The charges have not been proven in a court of law. Proceedings for this charge have been pushed back to April 25.

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The RCMP have also charged Brazeau and former Liberal senator Mac Harb with breach of trust and fraud for alleged inappropriate claims on taxpayer-funded housing allowances. Brazeau's case has been put over to April 28.

(Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press)

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