33. Remembering Marylène Lévesque

Part Three of our December 17th - International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers series. In January of this year, an obsessed client murdered 22 year-old Marylène Lévesque. Today we look at her case and aftermath as it pertains to Canadian sex work legislation.  Resources: https://www.pivotlegal.org/stigma_and_criminalization_of_sex_work_facilitated_the_murder_of_marylene_levesque https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dmkbk/convicted-killer-eustachio-gallese-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-sex-worker-marylene-levesque https://fb.watch/28ZaaXQEks/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/marylene-levesque-compensation-lawsuit-1.5730769 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/eustachio-gallese-pleads-guilty-1.5477989 All In A Day's (Sex) Work is produced by Blair Hopkins and brought to you in part by SWOP-Behind Bars. Music by Million Eyes and John Bjork. Special thanks as always to Alex Andrews and remember: All In A Day’s (Sex) Work is an ever-expanding narrative; if you are a sex worker, partner, patron, or other adult industry-adjacent person, I want to hear from you! Email me at [email protected].