A Toronto judge has added six months onto James Forcillo’s six-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty Thursday to perjury and admitted he lied on a sworn affidavit filed in court.On Nov. 17, 2017, while on bail from his attempted murder conviction and sentence for the shooting of Sammy Yatim, Forcillo filed an application at the Court of Appeal seeking to vary the terms of his recognizance to permit him to reside at a different address, and with a different surety.As part of the application, he relied on a sworn affidavit where he attested that he had fully complied with the conditions of his release by residing with his ex-wife and two daughters throughout the proceedings against him.Except Forcillo jumped the gun and moved into an apartment with his new girlfriend days before the application was heard in court.On Thursday, wearing a black T-shirt, trousers and a thick black beard, Forcillo, 35, asked the judge to consider that he was on bail for four years and was “incredibly careful” not to violate any of his conditions. He was grim-faced but advanced his position forcefully.Forcillo said his marriage was in trouble “before all of this happened,” and living under house arrest made it a “toxic environment.” The couple was arguing all the time, making it difficult for the children, he told a nearly empty courtroom.He was trying to “alleviate that” by seeking a bail variation, and he did “everything possible” to try to get consent by adding a surety, and an additional $20,000.The Crown, however, refused, which is why arguments were set to be heard in the Court of Appeal.“I take full responsibility, my error. I should not have moved out before the variation was agreed to or argued in court,” Forcillo told the judge.“That was a mistake on my part, but it was an unliveable situation and it was affecting the children on a daily basis and I did what I had to do and I was wrong . ...
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