Jeannine Seguin ODE 

(Overview of Documentary Evidence) 

Jeannine Séguin, now deceased, was a former principal of St. Lawrence School and La Citadelle High School in Cornwall, Ontario  

The following is the ODE as presented by Commission Counsel Mary Simms at the Cornwall Public Inquiry 21 January 2009.

MS. SIMMS: “Jeannine Séguin began working for the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Board of Education in 1970. She retired from Cornwall in 1981, following which she was seconded to a position in Ottawa for two to three years.” 

Exhibit 3239 and Exhibit 1785.  

“She originally taught French as a second language and French as a first language. From then on, she was completely en français and became Department Head later on.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

 “Séguin was transferred to St Lawrence School and became the Vice-Principal of both shifts, then the French shift, then Principal of St-Laurent School. She was appointed to be a Principal in 1973 or 1974.” 

 Exhibits 3239 and 3235. 

“Other documents note that Séguin was the Principal of La Citadelle High School from 1973 to 1980.” 

Exhibits 1183, or sorry, 1883, 1785. 

“At one point in time, St-Lawrence High School became La Citadelle. At first, the same building served both English and -– St-Lawrence served both English and French students. There were split shifts. Later a new building was built.” 

Exhibit 92.  

“In an application for employment with Adult Probation and Parole, Nelson Barque indicated he had worked as a substitute teacher at La Citadelle High School from September 1971 to October 1971. He lists Séguin as his immediate supervisor. She is also listed as a reference on Barque’s ‘data sheet’ in respect of his position. He notes that he performed this role for one month and a half.” 

Exhibit 881 and 889.

 “Bishop Eugène LaRocque wrote to Father Gilles Deslauriers on July 29th, 1977. This letter indicates that Father Deslauriers was assigned to pastoral duties at La Citadelle High School. In this letter, Bishop LaRocque noted that there will be over 100 French Catholic students at La Citadelle and that Séguin, the Principal, was encouraging them to take all means to ensure a Catholic presence in evangelisation of the future leaders of the country and the Church.” 

Exhibit 3238. 

“In 1986, following allegations of sexual abuse made by Benoît Brisson against Father Deslauriers, the Cornwall Police Services initiated an investigation. A number of persons interviewed alleged that both – alleged both that Father Deslauriers had abused them and that they first met Father Deslauriers while being a student at La Citadelle and/or through involvement in the R3 Program. Jeannine Séguin was one of the people interviewed by the Cornwall Police Service in relation to the Father Deslauriers investigation. According to the will states of Constable Herb Lefebvre and Sergeant Ronald Lefebvre of the CPS, Séguin was interviewed on June 25th, 1986. The interview took place at Séguin’s cottage in Bainsville.” 

Exhibit 76, 1883 and 1785 

 “Both will states indicate that Séguin stated that she was the Principal of La Citadelle High School from 1973 to 1980.  The will state of Sergeant Lefebvre also outlines some additional employment history. According to his will state, Séguin stated she was coordinator at the School Board from 1980 to 1981 and then from 1981 to 1983, was seconded to Ottawa.” 

Exhibit 1883 and 1785.

 “Constable Lefebvre’s will state indicates that Séguin told them it was her idea to bring a priest to La Citadelle.  Sergeant Lefebvre’s will state indicates that it was Séguin’s idea to bring Father Deslauriers to La Citadelle.  Sergeant Lefevbre’s will state goes on to state that Séguin had ‘seen the Bishop (LaRocque) and asked for a priest that he (priest) could be placed on the School Board payroll.’ Sergeant Lefebvre’s will state continues, indicating that Séguin then went to Rosaire Léger, Director of Education, to see if she could put a priest on the payroll and called a meeting with all department heads and asked them to cut some of their budget to give a budget to the priest.” 

 Exhibit 1883, 1785.  

“According to Sergeant Lefebvre’s will state, Séguin stated that the Bishop called her and told her that she could have Father Deslauriers.” 

 Exhibit 1785.  

“Both Constable Lefebvre’s and Sergeant Lefebvre’s will states indicate that Séguin described Father Deslauriers as being sure of himself, influential, dedicated and that he believed he had the truth. According to Sergeant Lefebvre’s will state, Séguin also indicated that she had confidence in Father Deslauriers. It also noted that Father Deslauriers was admired by teachers.” 

Exhibit 1883 and 1785. 

“Both will states also indicate that during her tenure at La Citadelle High School, Séguin stated that she never got a complaint from any of the students (about Deslauriers).” 

Exhibit 1883, 1785. 

“The will state of Constable Lefebvre indicates that Séguin told him that Father Deslauriers went to see her when he was told to leave the Diocese.” 

Exhibit 1883.

 “On this same point, according to Sergeant Lefebvre’s will state, Séguin indicated that one night, Father Deslauriers went to her place after being told by the Bishop to leave (the parish). She stated that she didn’t know what had happened.” 

Exhibit 1785. 

“His will state goes on, indicating that Séguin stated that she called Bishop Proulx and arranged to have Father Deslauriers stay ‘at the cottage’. Séguin was living with Bishop Proulx’s sister.” 

Exhibit 1785. 

“The will states of both Constable Lefebvre and Sergeant Lefebvre note that Séguin was told by Deslauriers that we was asked to leave because he was being accused of being the cause of a separation between two people. She also called Dr. Corbeil because she thought Father Deslauriers was going crazy and Dr. Corbeil came over to speak to Father Deslauriers.” 

Exhibit 1785 and 1883.

 “According to the will states of both Constable Lefebvre and Sergeant Lefebvre, Father Deslauriers stayed at Séguin’s residence for two to three days and then went to the cottage.” 

Exhibit 1785 and 1883.  

“Both will states indicate that Séguin told the officers that Father Deslauriers ‘thought he knew everything; psychologist, sexologist, et cetera’.”  

Exhibit 1785 and 1883. 

“It is recorded in the will states of both Sergeant Lefebvre and Constable Lefebvre that Séguin took Father Deslauriers to Montreal in May to get his driver’s licence because he only had an Ontario Driver’s Licence. On the trip, he told her, ‘Je n’ai pas fait ce que l’évêque25 m’accuse.’” I apologize for my French. 

Exhibit 1785 and 1883.  

“She called Luc D’Iorio, lawyer, to act on Deslauriers’ behalf.” 

Exhibit 1785. 

“While in Montreal, Séguin took Father Deslauriers to a treatment centre somewhere around Michel- Normandin Park.”

 Exhibit 1785 and 1883.  

“During the time that Séguin was Principal at St. Lawrence, or La Citadelle, Robert Sabourin was a teacher on her staff. He was on the French language shift.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“In or about March 14th, 1996, André Lavoie provided a witness statement to CPS officer Constable Heidi Sebalj. In his statement, he alleged he was sexually abused by ‘an authority figure’, his former high school teacher at St. Lawrence, La Citadelle High School. When asked the name of his school teacher, the transcript of the interview reads ‘his name is inaudible’. Constable Sebalj’s notes include a reference to Robert Sabourin. In Lavoie’s statement, he alleges that this abuse began in 1967 and that, among other locations, this abuse took place within the school and while accompanying Sabourin to Timmins to a teachers’ convention. In his interview with Constable Sebalj,Lavoie also indicated, among other things, that the police could ask Jeannine Seguin where Sabourin was teaching in Montreal." 

Exhibit 92 and 93. 

"The notes of Constable Sebalj outline her attempts to locate and interview Seguin. She first attempted to contact Seguin on March 18th, 1996 and was unsuccessful due to there being no answer. It would appear from the officer's notes that she placed her card in Seguin's door on March 19th, 1996." 

Exhibit 93.  

"According to Constable Sebalj's notes, on August 29th, 1997 John Beveridge, Assistant Director of Education, also confirmed that Seguin was the principal at the time. On September 3rd, 1997 Gerry Samson, Superintendent of Education, in a conversation with Constable Sebalj identified Seguin, among others, as one of the 'key people'. According to the notes, Samson said that she was principal of the French High (School) and 'was there at the time and after S. (Sabourin) left'." 

Exhibit 93. 

"Constable Sebalj's notes of her conversation with Samson also suggest that he indicated that Sabourin's wife Aline, who is deceased, brought printed photos to the principal's attention. The notes indicate 'never seen photos'. According to the notes of Samson's account the principal (Seguin) confronted Sabourin. 'S. (Sabourin) no option'. The photos involved 'HS (high school) students'. The notes also indicate 'left teaching'." Exhibit 93. "According to Constable Sebalj's notes, Samson provided a phone number and address for Seguin."  

Exhibit 93.  

"On September 3rd, 1997 Constable Sebalj also attempted to contact Seguin by phone and left a card in the door at the address provided by Samson." 

Exhibit 93. 

"Later that day, she spoke to Seguin. She requested a meeting with Seguin be held on September 4th." 

Exhibit 93.  

"According to her notes, on September 4th, 1997 Constable Sebalj received a call from Seguin, who wished to cancel their appointment on the basis that the 'Association' would get a lawyer to attend with her. Among other things, the notes further indicate the following: 'Don't want to hide. Doesn't know law (therefore protect).Wants to help.' It appears from the notes that Seguin would be away in Europe until the end of September." 

Exhibit 93. 

"Constable Sebalj's notes suggest that the union retained Roger Beaudry to assist Seguin." 

Exhibit 93. 

"On September 8th, 1997 Constable Sebalj spoke to Beaudry, who advised that Seguin wanted to meet, but with counsel present, to ensure accuracy and completeness. According to the note, he indicated that regarding the photos all she knows is the information received from S.'s (Sabourin's) dead spouse. Therefore she is 'not the gold mine of information thought to be'. The notes further indicate the following: 'No direct knowledge of photos. Was not approached by any v (victims). Did not speak to S. (Sabourin) re photos. Official reason for resignation, medical reasons, depression, mental stress. Has no info to officially contradict.' Constable Sebalj suggested she write a statement. It was agreed that Beaudry would forward one. Seguin would be away for four weeks in Europe." 

Exhibit 93. 

"On October 16th, 1997 Constable Sebalj's notes indicate that she spoke to Jean-Paul Scott, since retired, but Superintendent of Education at the time of Sabourin's resignation. According to the witness statement, Scott indicated that Sabourin was confronted by his wife or Seguin and that he had resigned as a teacher from the Stormont Dundas Glengarry School Board. He further indicated that Seguin would have been the most involved with Sabourin and that Sabourin left the school after her intervention." 

Exhibits 1264, 3244 and 93. 

"On October 17th, 1997 Constable Sebalj's notes indicate that she spoke to Gerard Labreque, who was the head of the French section at La Citadelle and was in charge of Sabourin. Sabourin had informed Labreque that he was taking a sabbatical year because he was suffering from depression. Sabourin indicated he had talked to Seguin about this. Labreque notes that Sabourin had had a few arguments with Seguin in the past. According to the witness statement, Labreque had discussed Sabourin's departure with Seguin, who indicated it was a blessing. Labreque was surprised and Seguin told him to come into her office. She informed him of the situation and told him that Sabourin was sick and that he had been caught in a sexual abuse case, that there were incriminating photos and that this had happened before." 

Exhibits 1263, 3243 and 93. 

"According to Constable Sebalj's notes, Labreque also stated that S. (Sabourin) and J.S. (Jeannine Seguin) appeared to have conflict. He also stated that he believed that J.S. (Jeannine Seguin) has more information as she was directly involved." Exhibits 1263, 3243 and 93. "On October 2nd, 23rd and 28th, 1997 Constable Sebalj and Beaudry spoke regarding setting up a meeting with Seguin." 

Exhibit 93.  

"On October 30th, 1997 Constable Sebalj interviewed Seguin in relation to the allegations against Sabourin. Roger Beaudry was present at the interview." 

Exhibit C-333 and Exhibit 93. 

"According to the witness statement, Seguin indicated that Sabourin was a very good French teacher and that he was very dedicated, participating in numerous activities within the school." 

Exhibit C-333. 

"Seguin recalls that one morning Sabourin called in sick. Later that day, Sabourin's wife asked to meet with Seguin. At this meeting, Sabourin's wife informed her that her husband had had sexual relations with students. When asked by Seguin what proof there was, Sabourin's wife indicated that her son had found some pictures but that she (Sabourin's wife) had torn them up. Seguin told her she could not fire a teacher without evidence. Seguin was willing to help but indicated to Sabourin's wife that she felt that if she accused Sabourin without evidence, she would be accused by her0 professional association. Seguin advised Sabourin's wife that she should convince her husband that he was sick and that he should resign on his own." 

Exhibit C-333. 

"According to the witness statement, after the meeting Seguin contacted the vice-principal and told him what she had learned. Sabourin's wife had made Seguin promise at the meeting that she would not tell anyone that she was the one who disclosed this information. Seguin and the vice-principal looked at the 'loi scolaire'. She called her professional association, the secretary general, and was informed that she should meet with Sabourin but that she could not confront him with the allegations. She was to convince him to quit, leave teaching and get treated. Seguin was told by the Association that thiswas the best way to proceed because if the local AEFO" -- I don't know if I can try that,Mr. Commissioner. 

THE COMMISSIONER: Where's that now, sorry? 

MS. SIMMS: L'Association --- 

THE COMMISSIONER: That's the AEFO, l'Association des Enseignants Franco-Ontariens. 

MS. SIMMS: Thank you.

"...complained, they would not know what to do." 

Exhibit C-333.  

"A few days after (he had called in sick for a few days), Sabourin asked Seguin if he could come see her. This would have occurred around the end of April or the beginning of May. Sabourin met with Seguin and the vice-principal and told them he was sick. Seguin told him he needed to take some time because he was going through a nervous breakdown. She asked him to quit because she wanted to be able to hire someone in case he could not return for the next school year. Seguin convinced Sabourin that if he quit (1) he made it easier for himself; (2) he was doing a service for the students; (3) that she would replace him for the rest of the year; (4) that he would go see a doctor to ask for help; and (5) that his family would be happy." 

Exhibit C-333. 

 "According to the witness statement, Seguin indicated that she worried about this for some time afterwards. She called at one point to speak to Sabourin's wife when she believed Sabourin would not be there. Seguin asked her if she was going to follow through and get her husband to resign. On May 30th or 31st the Sabourin's attended Seguin's home and gave her the letter of resignation. She never heard from him again. No students or parents ever came to see her."  

Exhibit C-333. 

“Seguin asked the vice-principal if had heard of any allegations and he indicated he knew of a few students. Seguin informed the superintendent of the information about Sabourin. Jean Paul Scott was the superintendent at the time.” 

Exhibit C-333.  

“Seguin confirmed that Sabourin resigned effective May 31st, 1976. She also discussed the impact the date of resignation would have had at the time on finding a replacement.” 

Exhibit C-333.  

When Sebalj asks where the personnel file is stored, Seguin indicated that she stored these files in her office. She also notes that the storage decision was left up to the principal. Seguin indicated that the personnel file belonged to the school board but that the principal was a delegate and ensured the file was kept up to date. She also indicates that if someone leaves the school because of a resignation, transfer, retirement, et cetera, the file goes back to the school board.”  

Exhibit C-333.

 “Sebalj notes that she has information saying that Sabourin's employment file was destroyed. Seguin indicated that she is surprised but the decision whether files were destroyed was not hers to make. Seguin further indicated that it's possible that there was a law or rule that the board had to destroy the files.” 

Exhibit C-333.  

“According to the witness statements Sabourin's classroom had little rooms in it. It used to be the principal, the vice-principal and the orientation offices. Seguin stated that Sabourin stored all the audio-visual equipment in those little rooms. She could not recall who asked for or when the locks were placed on these little rooms.” 

Exhibit C-333.  

“When asked about C-112, Seguin recalled him, but noted that he would often speak with Mr. Renaud, the vice-principal. Seguin never received any allegations against Sabourin. Seguin believes that Sabourin went to work for the Association Canadienne francaise de l'Ontario. She believes someone from that office called her for a reference. She told them he was a good worker and a good teacher.  He was working for the development of a community centre where he wanted to start a cinematography centre. Seguin told them that Sabourin would be good with that.” 

Exhibit C-333.  

“According to the witness statements, Seguin never confronted Sabourin with the allegations. She attended Sabourin's wife's funeral a year before the interview. She said the woman was a saint to stay with him.” 

Exhibit C-333.

 “Seguin also discussed the question of his ‘employment card’ where it was written that Sabourin's reasons for leaving was ‘mutual consent’. She indicated that she often wrote this in the file because she did not want the teacher to come back and say ‘you pretty much forced me to resign’.” 

Exhibit C-333. 

“Seguin indicated to Constable Sebalj that she learned for the first time about the allegations against Sabourin when Constable Sebalj called. Seguin indicated she had heard from students talking about Sabourin after he left the school.”  

Exhibit C-333. 

“Constable Sebalj spoke to C-112 on October 30th, 1997 with regard to allegations against Sabourin. Constable Sebalj's notes indicate that C-112's name among others came up during her other interviews. According to her notes of a conversation with C-112, he noted the following: ‘I was taken out of class because he was a pervert. Complained to principal (Seguin). If get together advises he'll make a statement but doesn't want to go to court. I don't care if she did not believe me. Not at all interested in court.’ The notes further indicate, among other things, that he agreed to give a statement to assist others but was unable to give a date. He would call when available.” 

Exhibit 93.  

“On March 17th, 1998 counsel for the school board, John Bell, interviewed Seguin. John Beveridge, assistant to the director of education, was also present at this interview. The interview was in relation to: ‘A claim of alleged sexual assault by one former student, Andre Lavoie’.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“During the course of the interview, she outlined her employment history with the former Stormont Dundas Glengarry Board of Education and noted that while she was principal at St. Laurent School, Sabourin was a teacher on staff.” 

Exhibit 3239.

 “Sabourin, she indicated, chose to be in the French-Language shift which was her shift and taught ‘Francaise by the cinema’." 

Exhibit 3239.  

“Seguin indicated that she thought she met Sabourin for the first time at an end-of-year party when she was appointed principal or vice-principal. The party was hosted by her and was held at her cottage.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“She outlined her knowledge of the circumstances surrounding Sabourin's departure from the board's employ. Seguin explained, among other things, that she thought it was in 1976 that Sabourin's wife called her and said she would like to meet with her after four o'clock that day. She later noted she was not certain about the year; it could have been 1974. She thought it was a Monday.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“She indicated that Sabourin's wife told her that for the good of the students she should not keep her husband working at the school.”  

Exhibit 3239.  

“Seguin stated she told me she had discovered from her son what was going on with Mr. Sabourin in his classes, but I didn't know that. That was the first time I had heard of it. It was the wife who told me that.”  

Exhibit 3239. 

“When asked to explain what Sabourin's wife told her, Seguin explained that his wife said that Seguin should look into the situation and make sure that he (Sabourin) would not come back into the school situation. When Seguin asked if there was any good reasons, ‘She told me that he was a homosexual’. According to the interview notes, Seguin told her that she (Seguin)did not have any proof and could not fire a teacher just like that. She also indicated that Sabourin's wife ‘tied her hands’ in that she said she did not want Seguin to ‘ever tell anybody’." 

Exhibit 3239.

 “According to Seguin, Sabourin's wife had seen pictures from her son. Seguin said that she did not describe the photos, that she did not know the exact words but: ‘It was clear in my mind, and I immediately told my vice-principal, and he didn't know either, but it was very clear in my mind that it was sexual behaviour that was not normal’. She further indicated that his wife described that Sabourin would have: ‘Boys that would be going in his room and he would have sexual relations with them.’ This would take place at school.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

Seguin indicated that Sabourin's wife told her that Sabourin admitted what the son had told her was true; that she showed him the pictures and: ‘He admitted when he saw the pictures.’ The interview suggests that Seguin asked Sabourin's wife why she did not bring the pictures to her because she ‘would have proof’. According to the interview transcripts, Sabourin's wife told Seguin: ‘He tore it into pieces during the night when I was sleeping so I couldn't see the pictures’.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“Seguin further stated that she had never seen pictures, that she didn't know if they were boys, that the photos were not described to her, and that she did not ask that they be described to her, and that she did not speak to Sabourin's son who was a student at St. Lawrence School because she thought it would be embarrassing for him.”  

Exhibit 3239. 

“Later in the week, after speaking with Sabourin's wife, she met with Sabourin. She recalled: ‘He was crying and wasn't saying much.’ When asked if she said something to him like ‘I know you've been doing these -- I know you've been doing things with boys’, she said she did not, and indicated that the only thing she told him was that she thought he was having a nervous breakdown and that he should leave teaching for the time present.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“The notes of Seguin's interview suggests that Jerome Duplante, brother-in-law of vice-principal Jules Renaud, wanted to take Seguin before a disciplinary committee for the teaching union because he thought she was forcing Sabourin to resign. Jules Renaud told him you had better not get involved in that.”  

Exhibit 3239. 

“According to the notes of the interview, after her meeting with Sabourin he did not come back for the rest of the year. She had someone replace him. It would appear that he was told to take as long as he needed and in the middle of May Seguin told him that the last of May would be the last date for his resignation or for his confirmation for the next year. She said:  ‘If you're not feeling well and if you think that you will not be in a position, I think it would be only fair to the students to know right away that you're not coming back so that I can hire another teacher for the next coming year.’

Exhibit 3239. 

“According to the interview, he delivered a resignation to Seguin at the end of May. His wife accompanied him.”  

Exhibit 3239. 

“The notes of the interview also seem to suggest that Sabourin, accompanied by his wife, came to see her on a Good Friday at the cottage. He was crying and yelling in front of her and she said, ‘Robert, you are sick. You have to resign. There is no two ways about it’.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“When asked whether she told him she knew that he’d been doing these things with the boys, she replied, ‘No’ because his wife had told her not to divulge. She thought that by saying he was sick and needed a doctor, not just a medical doctor but a psychiatrist, ‘He would catch on to it’.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“During the interview there was a discussion about whether or not she told Sabourin that if he did not resign she would have to fire him.”

Exhibit 3239.  

“She indicated that she was convincing him to retire from teaching, not just from her school. This is because if it was true, what his wife told her, she was not going to shift him to another school so that there would be other victims.”  

Exhibit 3239.  

“Seguin indicated that she told her vice principal, Jules Renaud, what she learned from Sabourin’s wife. She said his reaction was to say: ‘We have no alternative and we can’t keep that man for our board. Not only for our board, but I don’t think that this man should be working for any board’.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“With respect to who else she may have told what she heard from Sabourin’s wife, she indicated the following: ‘I called Jean and said to Jean I knew that he was trustee for the catholic board and that he was there always after school. I said I wanted to meet you very early the next morning. I told him that and I said I think that you should notify your superintendent which was Mr. Scott at the time, and he said, I agree with you and I said I want you to stay here to be a witness of what I want to tell Jean andScott’.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“According to the notes of the interview, Seguin was asked whether Renaud gave any indication that he had already known that Sabourin, ’Had been doing these things’. She said, ‘No, he never told me’, and noted that she had seen a boy who she indicated could be C-112 go to meetings in the office with Mr. Renaud. They had an understanding if a young boy or young girl wanted to see him, rather than Seguin, it was all right and vice versa. She said there was a young gentleman who’d go very often: ‘I presume that he would go for advice to Mr. Renaud, where he was more at ease with him’.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“Seguin was also asked about her recollection of Andre Lavoie. She noted: ‘Lavoie doesn’t ring a bell, but from what I gathered I know there was a rather blonde fellow who was always with Mr. Sabourin. It could be him.’ She went on to indicate she could not identify him.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“She stated that Renaud never told her that he has suspicions that Sabourin was engaging in improper activity with boys.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“When asked what Scott’s reaction was when she told him, she stated that he said: ‘I think you did wise. We have no alternative. We had to convince him to leave. I had a feeling that he was going to resign and had the feeling, and it’s only a feeling, that he knew why he was going to resign, but he never told me and I never told him’.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“When asked whether any of the people she spoke to, Scott, Renaud, or the general secretary of the AEFO, urged her to notify the police, she responded: ‘There was no question of it. We thought it was something inside the school at the time. Today it would be different.’ She said that at the time it never dawned on her that she should go to the police. She wanted to keep it within his own family. She was worried about Sabourin’s son, and did not want anyone else to know. She commented: ‘If others in the schol discovered that, can you imagine the son, the type of life he would have?’ Seguin, Renaud and Scott all agreed: ‘We should convince him not only to leave the school but to leave education and never go back’.” 

Exhibit 3239. 

“Seguin offered to help Sabourin find another job. She found him a job as an animator in Kingston at a military college.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“During the interview, there was a discussion of whether efforts were made to determine the identity of the boys that Sabourin was alleged to have abused. She indicated that Renaud was not aware that ‘anything was going on’. She also indicated that she told Renaud that if any student went to him she would like to be made aware it, unless he promised the boy not to repeat it. She also indicated that Mr. Renaud never referred anyone to her.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“She did not hear rumours that people knew or that certain students were identified. When asked about whether the student body knew about what was alleged to be going on, she replied that most of the time the student government was very open. She met with the student government once a month, but they never mentioned anything pertaining to that type of activity. ‘If they knew, they never told me’.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“When asked whom else she might have spoken to about this matter since the time Sabourin resigned, Seguin noted she spoke to the general secretary of the Canadian Teachers Federation, a lawyer for the AEFO, and the police.” 

Exhibit 3239.  

“Lavoie initiated a statement of claim against Sabourin and the UCDSB. John Beveridge, whose title at the time was Assistant to the Director of Education of the Upper Canada District School Board, was examined for discovery in relation to that action on March 17th, 1998. During the examination for discovery, counsel for the board’s insurer reviewed the information contained in the statement of Seguin taken by the board on March 17th, 1998.” 

Exhibit 3235. 

“In a May 23rd, 2000, settlement conference brief in the matter of Andre Lavoie and Robert Sabourin and the UCDSB, it is noted that C-112 told Lavoie that he had complained about Sabourin’s conduct to Seguin. According to this brief, in 1997 C-112 advised Lavoie that he had met Sabourin as he was the photographer for the school year book. He said Sabourin had found nude photos of C-112 on a roll of film, which also contained photos of C-112’s mother. Sabourin threatened to tell people that C- 112’s mother took the nude photos unless C-112 complied with Sabourin’s wishes. C-112 complied, and later told Seguin that Sabourin had abused him. According to C-112, Seguin told him not to attend Sabourin’s classroom any more, but rather to go to the library.” 

Exhibit 96. 

“The brief indicates that the conversation between C-112 and Seguin purportedly took place in 1974 or 1975 when C-112 was in grade 11. The date is not known with any precision.” Exhibit 96. “C-112 was a student at La Citadelle High School. On February 14th, 2001, he initiated a statement of claim against Sabourin, the Estate of Jeannine Seguin, Deceased, and the Upper Canada District School Board, in relation to alleged abuse by Sabourin. He alleged that Sabourin sexually abused him in 1974 or 1975, while he was a student at that school. He alleged that he told his mother in 1974 or 1975 about the alleged abuse and that his mother told Seguin.” 

Exhibit 3237. 

“In his statement of claim, C-112 indicated that Seguin told him that she would only take action against Sabourin if he was prepared to go to court over the matter. According to the statement of claim, C-112 did not have:  ‘The courage to comply with Jeannine Seguin’s demands.’  As well, Seguin ordered C-112 to continue the class in which he was a student of Sabourin’s, but not attend his class. Instead he was ordered to audit the class from the school library and to take all tests in Sabourin’s class.” 

Exhibit 3237. 

“C-112 further indicated in his statement of claim that Sabourin continued to teach at the school for the duration of C-112’s tenure at the school.” 

Exhibit 3237. 

 “C-112 also indicated that Seguin forced him to have a meeting with Father Gary Ostler. Father Ostler allegedly took C-112 for a short car ride and at the conclusion of the drive told C-112’s mother that her son should not be believed and needed help.” 

Exhibit 3237.  “The action against Robert Sabourin, the Estate of Jeanine Seguin, Deceased, and the Upper Canada District School Board was settled, and as against the Estate of Jeannine Seguin and the Upper Canada District School Board, it was dismissed without costs.” 

Exhibits 3242, 3241 and 3240.  

“According to a article in the Cornwall Standard Freeholder, Seguin died at the age of 71.” 

Exhibit 3236.