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Cornwall Standard- Freeholder Cornwall21 June 2001By Sultan JessaOntario's Criminal Injuries Compensation Board has dismissed a financial claim against a well-known Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall.

The claim was launched in June of last year by Frederick Renshaw, who alleged he was sexually assaulted by Rev. Kevin Maloney between 1975 and 1979 when Renshaw was a resident at St. Joseph's Training School in Alfred, Ont.

A two-member panel dismissed the claim after Renshaw withdrew his accusation. Renshaw is currently serving a sentence in a federal penitentiary in western Canada.

"I am greatly relieved this is finally over," Maloney, who turns 55 this week, said Tuesday. "I have been vindicated."

Maloney, pastor at St. Columban's Parish, insisted he was innocent from day one. He also emphasized he had never been to, or served at, the school in Alfred. Maloney's lawyer David Scott, of the Ottawa firm of Borden Ladner Gervais, said the allegations had a profoundly negative impact on Maloney's reputation and on his ability to carry out his calling as a priest. "Father Maloney was a victim from day one," Scott said.

Scott said it was "most unusual" the compensation board would even entertain a claim against someone who had not been convicted by a law court.

"This really surprised us," Scott said. He said it was quite clear from affidavits there was no case against Maloney to warrant police laying charges. Scott said it is also clear from affidavits to the board that Renshaw's testimony was not worthy of credit.

The Compensation for Victims of Crime Act 1990 requires people who claim to have been injured as a result of violent crime to file complaints within a year.

Renshaw's claim was filed more than 20 years later. Maloney opted for an open rather than electronic hearing via closed circuit TV to present documents and witnesses to prove he never worked as a priest outside the counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.