Current Cases in the News
January 26, 2012
TheSpec.com
GUELPH: Former Hamilton Catholic priest James Boudreau has pleaded guilty to sexual assault.
Boudreau, a 68-year-old retired catholic priest pleaded guilty in Guelph’s provincial court to two sexual assaults. He will be sentenced on April 13. Court was told Boudreau, took advantage of a young man’s friendship and another’s interest in the clergy when he sexually assaulted the two in the 1980s. Boudreau served as pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, on Victoria Road North, from 1978 to 1985. He went on to work at six other Ontario churches, including Kitchener’s St. John’s Catholic Church.
January 12, 2012
The Province
Linus Bastien – Priest faces 18 additional sex charges
Police have laid 18 new charges against a former Ontario Roman Catholic priest who was charged with indecent assault last autumn. Rev. Linus Bastien, who served as a priest in Essex County, was arrested on Jan. 11 and charged with indecent assault, gross indecency, sexual assault and sexual interference following complaints from seven victims.
Friday, December 09, 2011
In a solemn six-minute video posted online Thursday, Scouts Canada offered a public
apology to all former members who may have “suffered harm” at the hands of volunteer
leaders in the past and announced a third-party review of its records relating to abuse.
“Our sincere efforts to prevent such crimes have not always succeeded. We are sorry for that,” chief commissioner Steve Kent said in the video posted on YouTube. “We are saddened at any resulting harm. Our most profound sympathies extend to all victims and to their families.”
Kentʼs words came weeks after a report on CBCʼs Fifth Estate alleged Scouts Canada maintained a list of suspected pedophiles dating back at least to the mid-1980s and did not share it with authorities. Scouts Canada repeatedly denied the allegation, saying any information on suspected pedophiles was shared with police.
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Roman Catholic officials in Ontario were told on two occasions that a priest was
molesting young boys but didnʼt alert the police or the childrenʼs aid society, allowing
Rev. William Hodgson Marshall to assault children for three decades, two new civil suits
allege.
One of the clerics who is alleged to have failed to report Father Marshallʼs sexual abuse is the late Monsignor W.E. Dillon, a long-time pastor at Sacred Heart parish in Windsor.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sexual Predator, Richard Turley – Boy Scouts Leader across the Canada & the United States
Richard Turley, a Boy Scout leader who molested at least eight scouts throughout the 1970’s and 80’s across California and British Columbia, wasn’t sentenced to jail until 1988 for sexually assaulting a child at a swimming pool. He spent 30 days in jail and was banned from associations dealing with youths such as Scouts, YMCA and Little League. The police finally started a large-scale investigation into Turley in 1995.
October 01, 2011
Predator teachers: Students ruined by teacher sex assaults
Predator teachers have left a trail of wounded students across Ontario. Teachers, mostly male but some female, have sexually abused young people. Broken lives are the result. A Toronto Star investigation has found this is a serious problem that nobody - not the teacher watchdog, school boards or teachers' unions - has been able to curb.
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August 9, 2011
St. Mike’s sex abuse victim sues priest
Represented by Toronto lawyer Simona Jellinek, a former St. Michael’s College School student abused by Rev. William Hodgson Marshall, a convicted serial molester who taught at the Toronto boys’ Catholic high school, is suing the priest and his religious order, the Congregation of St. Basil, for just over $2 million.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Chi Cuong Hang – North York Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault
North York middle school teacher, Chi Cuong Hang, has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference following allegations involving a 12-year-old student.
Hang teaches grade 7 at Don Mills Middle School in Toronto. He was arrested on June 3 on charges stemming from two incidents in April and May, when the victim was at school and under Hang’s supervision.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Stewart Adams – Toronto Teacher Charged with Making Child Pornography
Toronto elementary teacher, Stewart Adams, was arrested on June 1 at Kingsview Village Junior School. Adams is charged with possessing child pornography, making child pornography, making available child pornography and accessing child pornography. The charges come after an undercover police sting that found the explicit images of boys ranging from five to 12 years of age. Adams has been at the school for 11 years and has also worked at Park Lawn Junior Middle School, Wellesworth Junior School and Lanor Junior Middle School in Toronto.
If you have a complaint against Stewart Adams, please contact us. We can help.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Constable Justin Maguire – Port Credit OPP officer charged with sexual assault
OPP Constable Justin Maguire is charged with Sexual Assault. The Port Credit police officer is accused of sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman on December 21, 2009 after she was stopped for driving infractions. During her interaction with the officer, the woman alleged she was sexually abused. Constable Maguire is scheduled to appear in court, June 28, 2010.
If you have a complaint against Constable Maguire, or have survived sexual abuse by a member of the police, please contact us. We can help.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Rev. William Hodgson Marshall – Windsor priest charged with child sexual abuse
Rev. William Hodgson Marshall, a Basilian priest and former Windsor, Ontario, high school principal, has been charged with child sexual abuse in an allegation that dates back to the 1980s.
“Father Hod” appeared in court Wednesday to face a charge of sexual abuse for incidents that occurred while he was working at a Windsor school from 1981 to 1985. While working in northern Ontario, Reverend Marshall became known as the “basketball priest” for his dedicated attendance at games.
In 1993 he retired from the school system and moved to St. Lucia to carry out missionary work. The priest spearheaded projects that brought students from Windsor to the Caribbean island to build homes and help with the construction of schools and daycares.
If you have a complaint against Father William Marshall, please contact us. We can help.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
John Slingerland – former medical officer charged with indecent assault
John Owen Slingerland, 87, of Mount Albert in the town of East Gwillimbury, was arrested and charged today with 15 counts of indecent sexual assault against males between 1962 and 1971. The former medical officer of health for the York Region practiced in Mount Albert and Newmarket, and was also a local volunteer with Scouts Canada, police said. Slingerland was the medical officer of health in York from 1959 until he retired in 1988. For some of that time he also served as commissioner of social services for the region. Slingerland has been released on bail and ordered by an Ontario Court judge to return June 22.
If you have a complaint against John Slingerland, please contact us. We can help.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Roger Bazin – Former Canadian Forces head chaplain charged with sexual assault
Former Canadian Forces head chaplain, Roger Bazin has been charged with buggery, sexual assault and gross indecency. The charges relate to an alleged 1972 sexual attack against a young man. The Roman Catholic chaplain was a young man in the early stages of his career at CFB Borden when the incident is alleged to have occurred at the base. Bazin also served as a representative of the Diocese of Thunder Bay after he left the Forces in 1995.
If you have a complaint against Roger Bazin or have survived sexual assault by a clergy member, contact us. We can help.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Donald Grecco – Priest Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse
St Catharines area priest, Donald Grecco, has pleaded guilty to sexually molesting three former altar boys between 1978 and 1986 while a parish priest in Cayuga and, later, in Welland. He is to be sentenced on June 3. The charges, first laid in the fall of 2008, came shortly after Bishop James Wingle was installed as head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines. Wingle resigned two weeks after Grecco pleaded guilty.
If you have charges against Father Donald Grecco, please contact us. We can help.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Jonathan Summerhayes – Five Charges Against Swim Coach
Jonathan Summerhayes, a Toronto District School Board swim coach has been charged with five sex-related offences in connection with a 12-year-old boy. Toronto Police allege that the youth was sexually assaulted at Carlton Village Public School in April 2009. The charges laid against Summerhayes include sexual assault, sexual exploitation and sexual interference. The accused has been a swim coach in Toronto since 1995 and is currently a coach at Allenby Junior Public School.
Police believe there may be other victims. If you have a complaint against Jonathan Summerhayes, please contact us. We can help.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Timothy Dingwall – Teacher Charged with sexual exploitation
The Toronto Star reported that Timothy Dingwall, a teacher at Harbord Collegiate Institute in Toronto, has been charged with sexual exploitation after allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old girl.
Dingwall was removed from the school “sometime last week” and placed on home assignment, said a spokeswoman for the Toronto District School Board. She added that, “Until someone is found guilty of charges we wouldn’t make a decision of that person’s employment.”
Toronto Police Constable Isabelle Cotton said Mr. Dingwall is out of custody and will appear in court June 10.
If you have a complaint against Timothy Dingwall, or have survived sexual abuse by a teacher, contact us. We can help.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Fr Godwin Scerri Charged with Sexual Assault
Ontario police have reopened a case against Fr Godwin Scerri, pertaining to a 1993 abuse scandal. The Catholic priest faces sexual assault and gross indecency charges pertaining to child sexual abuse in Windsor, Ontario, between 1983 and 1987. New allegations have recently come to light against Fr Scerri.
Canadian police hope to extradite Fr Scerri from Malta, where he and two other members of Catholic clergy face abuse charges. The seven-year court case involves the alleged sexual abuse of 10 former orphans under the care of the Catholic Church. Alleged abuse victim, former orphan, Lawrence Grech wrote to the Vatican requesting a papal apology this weekend.
If you have been a victim of sexual abuse in Catholic Church or have information regarding the charges against Fr Godwin Scerri, please contact us. We can help.
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Robert Bridgeman of Pickering Arrested
Police arrested Ontario sex offender, Robert Bridgeman of Pickering, in Niagara Falls on Saturday. Bridgeman is charged with luring a child and sexual interference. Bridgeman worked as a teacher and football coach at high schools in London and Pickering before he was arrested and charged with sex crimes in 2002. Based on the testimonies of previous sexual assault victims, Bridgeman was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexual abuse. Bridgeman remains in custody until a Wednesday bail hearing.
If you have a complaint against Robert Bridgeman or are a victim of child sexual abuse in Ontario, please contact us. We can help.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Jeff Joseph, London ON Teacher Charged
Jeff Joseph, a London, Ontario early childhood educator, faces child sexual assault charges involving more than one child at a daycare where he worked. Charges also included sexual interference and production of child pornography. Joseph has previously been charged with possession of child porn in London, Ontario. According to police, the new charges are in relation to events that occurred last April and May, when Joseph worked at Wellington Preschool Centre in London, Ontario.
If you have a complaint about Jeff Joseph or child pornography in London, Ontario, please contact us – we can help.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Dr. George Doodnaught of North York General Charged
North York General Hospital anesthetist, Dr. George Doodnaught, has been charged with three cases of sexual assault. Dr. Doodnaught allegedly sexually assaulted patients during surgery while they were under anesthetic. Police are urging any other North York Hospital sexual assault victims to step forward to assist in the investigation regarding these sexual attacks. Dr. Doodnaught appeared in court on March 10, 2010, and was granted bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 1, 2010.
If you have a complaint about North York General Hospital’s Dr. George Doodnaught please contact us - we can help.
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