Judge orders seizure of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller’s homes

A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the seizure of two Montreal-area homes owned by billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who filed civil lawsuits alleging he sexually abused them as minors.

Judge Serge Gaudet on Friday granted the pre-judgment seizure request for the two Westmount properties, saying plaintiffs have reason to fear that the 81-year-old founder of Future Electronics could try to hide assets.

Gaudet said it was “disturbing” to learn that the billionaire did not have a single bank account in his name and that he was listing assets under the names of others.

The four women are each seeking millions of dollars from Miller, alleging they were recruited as high school students to have sex with him in exchange for money and gifts as part of what they allege is a network to sexually abuse girls and young women .

Miller was arrested in May on 21 sex-related charges involving 10 complainants, many of whom were minors at the time of the alleged crimes. He also faces a separate proposed class action lawsuit alleging he gave dozens of minors money and gifts in exchange for sex between 1996 and 2006.

Miller has denied the allegations, but none have been proven in court.