"An Ontario man who was a member of a neo-Nazi group and has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges told a Toronto judge Friday that he was a "complete monster at times," but has turned over a new leaf since his arrest in 2023. Matthew Althorpe said he regrets his past actions and extremist beliefs, as his lawyer Robb MacDonald asked Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly to consider a sentence of 12 to 14 years less than the 20 years sought by Crown prosecutors."
"Althorpe has admitted to creating and publishing white supremacist propaganda while being an active member of the terror group Atomwaffen Division from approximately 2018 until it disbanded around 2020 or 2021. A statement of facts entered into evidence as part of Althorpe's guilty plea last fall also says he was one of the leaders of Terrorgram, a network of channels on the social media app Telegram that promoted hatred and violent ideologies."
"Althorpe, who is from the Niagara Region, co-wrote manifestos and produced videos and other content that called for violence against Jewish, Muslim and Black people, among other identifiable groups. MacDonald argued that Althorpe has shown remorse for his actions by pleading guilty to terrorism charges, and that he should receive a lesser sentence than other convicted terrorists because he did not take concrete steps to carry out attacks."
An Ontario man pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges after participating in the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division and leading channels on Terrorgram. He admitted creating and publishing white supremacist propaganda, co-writing manifestos, and producing videos calling for violence against Jewish, Muslim, Black and other identifiable groups. Content he posted on Terrorgram is linked to multiple terrorist attacks, including a 2022 attack in Slovakia that killed two people and a 2024 stabbing at a mosque in Turkey that wounded five. He was arrested by the RCMP in December 2023, originally faced eight offences, and pleaded guilty to three. His lawyer says he expresses remorse and seeks a reduced sentence of 12 to 14 years rather than 20.
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