A sentence for a former city lawyer who pleaded guilty to vandalizing the National Holocaust Monument in June will be handed down early next year.

Iain Aspenlieder was arrested on June 27 and charged with mischief to a war monument, mischief exceeding $5,000 and harassment by threatening conduct.

It came after Ottawa residents woke up on June 9 to news that the memorial at 1918 Chaudière Crossing had been defaced with the words “FEED ME” in red paint.

Aspenlieder pleaded guilty to one count of mischief for defacing the Holocaust memorial on July 25 and was released on bail pending sentencing.

Crown attorney Moiz Karimjee proposed a two-year sentence with credit for time served, followed by three years of probation.

He told the court that Aspenlieder’s actions harmed the Jewish com

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