Paedophile Alert! 

 

(9) John Duhn:  convicted for crimes in Arnrprior Ontario.  Relocated to Cornwall Ontario 

(8)   Father Philipe de Maupeou:  convicted in Quebec, on to Ottawa, and back somewhere within Archdiocese of Montreal.

(7)  Mikell Case:  out and about after serving 21/2 years for kidnapping, raping and beating a nine-year-old girl (St. Catherines, Ontario)

  (6)  Due to a publication ban on his name an Unidentified Paedophile - high risk to re-offend - out and about in Cornwall, Ontario. 

(5) Father Philipe de Maupeou:  convicted in Quebec, out and about in Ottawa, Ontario while studying canon law at St. Paul U.

 (4) Robert Randall serving time on weekends (Ottawa)

(3) Vijitharan Yoganathan semi out and about in Cornwall

(16 April 2008: Boy still feels pain of attack)

(2) Samuel Shepherd & James Bateman out and about in Kingston, Ontario (this is not the James Bateman from the original projecttruth website)  

(1) Michel Maybury & James Lewis out and about in Cornwall (below) 

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Convicted Sex Offender Released - Cornwall Safety Alert Issued

Cornwall News AM 1220

March 06, 2008 — A convicted sex offender is out of prison and moving to Cornwall and that has prompted local police to issue a "public safety alert." Fifty-four-year old Michel Joseph Maybury was released from custody after serving an 11-month sentence for a sexual assault on a five-year old boy back in 2004. Police say he has convictions dating back to 1974 for armed robbery, personating a peace officer, indecent assault on a male and sexual assault among other charges. The court has imposed some restrictions on Maybury which include he can not go to a public park or swimming pool where kids under 14-years of age could be present, or daycares, schools or community centres. Maybury is described as a white male, 5' 7" tall, 169lbs. with short brown hair and green eyes. Police say they will be closely monitoring the conditions of Maybury's release to try to keep the public safe.

   12 March 2008: Judicial system not always about justice

Sex offender not returning to city 

Cornwall Standard Freeholder  

Terri Saunders Friday, June 08, 2007 - 08:00  

Local News - Police say a registered sex offender will not be living in Cornwall when he's released from jail next week.  James Edward Lewis, 45, was believed to be headed for his brother's home on Baldwin Avenue upon his release from the Central East Detention Centre in Lindsay, Ont. Monday.  On that day, Lewis will have served 118 days of a six-month sentence for sexually assaulting Jamie Marsolais in 1982 when he was nine years old.  

When Lewis was sentenced for the indecent assault, Judge Gilles Renaud opted for the jail term as an appropriate disposition.  At the time, Lewis was in the middle of serving an 18-month conditional sentence for an earlier conviction of possession of child pornography.  

That sentence, which is essentially house arrest, was to be served at Lewis' brother's home on Baldwin Avenue.  When Renaud handed down the six-month jail term for the indecent assault, he suspended the house arrest, and told Lewis he would have to serve the remainder of the conditional sentence upon his release from custody.  

On Thursday, officials with the Cornwall Community Police Service issued a community safety alert, including Lewis' photograph, asking members of the community to "use caution at all times" and "practice sound crime prevention."  The notice also included information the police service received indicating Lewis is not returning to the community upon his release from jail next week.  

"It's not within our jurisdiction to indicate where he will be residing," said Blake Paquin. "What we have been told is that he is not planning on returning to Cornwall."  Paquin said Lewis will have to inform the police service if he intends to reside in the community in the future.

Paquin said if that happens, the service will have to determine at that time whether to issue another alert.  

"We consider these things on a case-by-case basis," said Paquin. "He would have to notify us of his presence within a certain period of time if he were to move back here."  

Just three weeks ago, Marsolais and members of his family spent several days delivering flyers to residents in the vicinity of Baldwin Avenue alerting people in that neighbourhood to the fact Lewis was intending to live with his brother after he got out of jail.  On Thursday, Marsolais had to seek information about the change in Lewis' residency as he was not informed by any government or police agency.  

"It's a bit of double-edged sword," said Marsolais. "On one hand, yes, I'm glad he's not going to be in that neighbourhood. But he's going to be in another neighbourhood, in another community, and those people need to know he's there."  

When Lewis leaves jail he will be under conditions to not have any contact with Marsolais, to not possess any weapons, to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18 without the written permission of his probation officer and to not possess any child pornography, computer, satellite or Blackberry-type device capable of imaging child pornography.  

No information has been released as to where Lewis intends to reside. 

High-risk pedophile returning to city 

Cornwall Standard Freeholder 

Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 08:00

Terri Saunders  Front Page -

A convicted pedophile deemed a high risk to reoffend will be back in our community in a month.  James Lewis was denied early release at a parole board hearing in Lindsay, Ont. Thursday and will have to serve two-thirds of his sentence for indecently assaulting Jamie Marsolais in the early 1980s.  Lewis is set for release from jail June 11.

 Parole board members met with Lewis Thursday afternoon and determined the man has not responded positively to treatment.  "The frightening thing is that you tell the board the counselling and the medication have not stopped you from having the urges," the board members wrote in their decision. "The board is of the opinion that you present a risk and that you and society are much better off with you incarcerated."  

Lewis was sentenced in February to six months less a day in jail, but under normal circumstances, convicted felons usually serve no more than two thirds of a sentence before being paroled.

If Lewis is sent home on June 11 as planned, he will have served 118 days behind bars for sexually abusing Marsolais over a four-month period in the early 1980s. Marsolais, now 34 years old, was nine when the abuse occurred. He was at the parole hearing Thursday and said despite the time that's elapsed since the abuse, he's still fearful of being in his abuser's presence.  "The guy is half my size," Marsolais said, "and yet I still feel intimidated by him."  

Marsolais said attending the hearing made him feel as if he were in a Hollywood movie. The room was small, he said - just 10 feet by 10 feet, not nearly big enough for his liking.  "There were two parole board members, James Lewis, myself and my caseworker," said Marsolais. "I had to sit six feet away from him the entire time."  Marsolais said the hearing lasted about an hour and a half and the board deliberated for about 30 minutes before reaching its decision. As the victim of the abuse, Marsolais was granted the opportunity to present an impact statement to the board.  "I basically talked about the affects of abuse, and the lasting conditions," said Marsolais. "I also gave them some recommendations on restrictions he should have once he's released."  

When Lewis is sent back to Cornwall next month, he will be living with his brother and will be under strict conditions for at least a year and a half, the result of a three-year house arrest sentence he received in October 2005 after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography.  That sentence was suspended until he completes his jail term and will be reactivated upon his release.  

Marsolais said while it was difficult to attend the hearing, it would be harder to stay away.  "I've got to be there for everything that happens," he said. "I don't want to ever look back and regret the fact that I wasn't there for every single aspect of this whole thing."  Marsolais said it bothers him that Lewis has never really shown any regret when it comes to his past actions, a sentiment not lost on the parole board.  "Although you say the words," the board members wrote, "the only remorse you feel is for yourself."  

The board members expressed regret at the fact Lewis was sent to a jail and not a secure psychiatric facility.  The provincial government determines in which facilities inmates will serve their sentences.  

"It was requested that you serve your sentence at SLVTC (St. Lawrence Valley Treatment Centre in Brockville) but for some reason that didn't happen, which is a shame," the board wrote. "It appears that there has been very little counselling at CECC (Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay) to assist you with your problems."  

Marsolais himself returned to Cornwall Saturday after taking some time to visit with friends in the Toronto.  He said he worries about the children living in his community and how they will be affected by Lewis being sent back to the city where he will live with his brother in a house on Baldwin Avenue.  He will be subject to three years probation once his house arrest is complete and he will have to abide by a series of restrictions including not being allowed to attend public places where children under the age of 14 are known to gather.  

"It scares me to hear that he still has urges and that he hasn't really responded to treatment," said Marsolais. "This guy is going to cause people some harm in his lifetime."