Crown Says She Was Disappointed With Dunlop-Inquiry

Local News _ AM 1220 

January 23, 2009 — The Crown attorney in a prominent child sex abuse case says she was not pleased with Perry Dunlop. Lidia Narozniak told the Cornwall Public Inquiry today that Dunlop did not show the same courage as the complainants when he was called as a witness in the Jacques Leduc prosecution. It is not clear why Narozniak felt that way. Leduc is a city lawyer who had his charges stayed in 2004 after a judge ruled that matter had taken too long to get to trial. Leduc's charges were originally stayed in 2001 due to disclosure issues. Narozniak testified she was disappointed with Dunlop's actions. (Hear audio clip below) Dunlop is the former Cornwall police officer who did an off-hours investigation into child sex abuse allegations. Hearings continue Monday at 9:30.  

[Transcript of audio clip: “when you contrast what the victims went through, the days of gruelling cross-examination --…. I was truly disappointed that Mr. Dunlop did not show the same kind of courage the victims did.”]