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Bishop Lahey faces judicial pre-trial Jan. 26 on child porn charges   

    

The Catholic Register

 

Wednesday, 13 January 2010 

 

Written by Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News,

 

OTTAWA - Bishop Raymond Lahey, who faces charges of possession and importation of child pornography, will have a judicial pre-trial Jan. 26.

 

This off-the-record meeting of lawyers from both sides before a judge could lead either to a resolution of the case or launch the next step in the trial process.

 

Lahey did not appear for a scheduled court date Jan. 13. His next court date is set Feb. 3. Because the case is proceeding by way of indictment, he is not required to appear in court until his trial, as long as one of his lawyers is present.

 

The former Antigonish bishop, who was charged Sept. 25, has not yet made a plea.

 

“Without a plea, we’re treating it as if it is proceeding to trial,” said Assistant Crown Attorney David Elhadad, who is carrying the Lahey file.

 

Lahey’s court case is going through normal procedural steps, Elhadad said. The Crown has made full disclosure to the defence attorneys. “Everything has been provided, including the full forensic analysis,” he said.

 

Lahey was stopped at the Ottawa airport by a Canadian Border Services Agent Sept. 15. His laptop, cell phones and other electronic devices were seized. Ottawa police say they found hundreds of pornographic images and dozens of videos of young men engaged in sexual acts, including images of boys as young as eight to 10 on Lahey’s computer. Their information led RCMP in Nova Scotia to execute searches of Lahey’s offices and residences in Antigonish and Sydney on Oct. 13. They are still under review.

 

Lahey resigned his Antigonish See on Sept. 26 and has been staying at a residence for retired priests in Ottawa since mid-October. Weeks before charges were laid, Lahey had announced a $13-million settlement for victims of sexual abuse in Antigonish in cases ranging as far back as the 1950s. The settlement was widely praised for its sensitivity and pastoral concern for victims of abuse.

   
Lahey child porn case postponed again

Chronicle Herald13 January 2010By The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The case of a former Roman Catholic bishop facing child pornography charges has been put off again until Feb. 3, when he's expected to enter a plea. Raymond Lahey was charged in September with possessing and importing child pornography, 10 days after being detained by customs officers at the Ottawa airport after arriving on a flight from Britain. He did not appear in court on Wednesday morning. Lawyers from both sides will meet with privately a judge on Jan. 26 to map out a hearing process. Police say they found hundreds of files and dozens of videos on Lahey's laptop, many of them showing young males engaged in sex acts. The 69-year-old Lahey, who stepped down as bishop of Antigonish, has been staying with other priests in Ottawa since being granted bail Oct. 1. 

Court postpones Bishop Lahey's case

Catholic World News

13 January 2010

A Canadian court has postponed a hearing on the case of Bishop Raymond Lahey, who faces child-pornography charges. The court set a February 3 date for the hearing, at which the former Bishop of Antigonish-- who resigned last year just before the charges against him were filed-- is expected to enter his plea.