FORMER CALGARY STAMPEDER JEROME MESSAM PLEADS GUILTY TO VOYEURISM FOR RECORDING SEX VIDEO WITHOUT CONSENT.

By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada:  Former Calgary Stampeder ( the Canadian Football Team member) ,Jerome Messam has pleaded guilty to a charge of voyeurism for videotaping a sexual encounter without the consent of the woman.
The incident took place in November 2016 when Messam was a running back for the Stamps.

Although the sex was consensual, the victim, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, did not know she was being recorded, learning of the existence of a video after Messam sent her four snippets over Snapchat.
On Monday, 10th January, Court of Queen's Bench Justice April Grosse accepted Messam's plea, negotiated by prosecutor Janice Walsh and defence lawyer David Nguyen.

A sentencing hearing will take place at a later date. 

In April 2018, the woman made a formal complaint to the CFL and also reported the incident to police. 

When Messam was interviewed by police, he admitted to the recording and told officers he didn't intend to make the woman feel disrespected.

He also offered an apology to the victim.