Domoslai released on conditions pending appeal
A Cape Breton man who was released on $75,000 bail while awaiting an appeal of his conviction has been charged with breaching his release conditions.
Roderick Joseph Domoslai, 55, of Grand Mira North, was sentenced March 6 to serve a twoyear federal jail term after being convicted on charges of counselling an individual to commit arson and counselling to commit perjury. The sentence also included a two-year probation period. The offences occurred between 2007 and 2009 in Sydney.
On March 30, Domoslai was released on conditions pending his appeal before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal that is to be heard April 5. His release was secured by posting property valued at $75,000.
Among the strict conditions of his release, Domoslai was ordered to stay away from the community of Coxheath.
He is now alleged to have breached that condition on Oct. 20.
After spending a few days on remand, Domoslai was released this week on the same conditions and posting an additional $1,000 in property. He is scheduled to enter a plea to the charge Nov. 23.
Other release conditions include having absolutely no contact with his ex-wife, Dawn MacNeil, along with four others. He is also prohibited from being near the Salmon River Road and Canadian Coast Guard College.
Having been found guilty on the two counselling offences, Domoslai was also found not guilty on two counts of counselling to commit murder involving his ex-wife.
Testimony during the Supreme Court trial suggested Domoslai offered to pay a man $100,000 to kill MacNeil.
Justice Gregory Warner ruled there was insufficient evidence for him to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the crime had occurred.
The arson charge related to a plan by Domoslai to have his ex-wife’s car burnt as a means to scare her.
The perjury charge stems from a prior breach of release conditions against Domoslai, who was accused of attempting to run his ex-wife’s vehicle off the road. At the time of the offence, Domoslai was ordered to have no contact with MacNeil.
He was found not guilty on the breach charge after a trial in 2009.
Warner said he was satisfied that Domoslai had paid two women to lie and even purchased a round-trip plane ticket for one of the women to Ottawa.
The trial, held last December, capped off a bitter divorce between Domoslai and MacNeil who have two children.
The court heard testimony from both former spouses over contested child-care issues along with allegations of infidelity, manipulation and assault.