Another Oblate priest charged. The name of Father Omer Desjardins omi has been added to the Accused list.
Father Desjardins has been serving in Winnipeg for over 24 years. If you scroll down the page you will see a short article which references he and fellow Oblate priest Father Jean-Paul Isabelle. promoting French in Saskatchewan. By way of interest and connecting dots, Father Isabelle, you may recall, was the superior of the Manitoba province of the Oblates back in 1995 when then Father EricDejaeger had fled justice and the country. Isabelle gave the fugitive Oblate a heads up that the RCMP had a warrant out for Dejaeger’s arrest. (click on the link Father Jean-Paul Isabelle for copy of the letter.
Father Desjardins’s next court date is 02 October 2014. I am unsure at this time which courthouse in Saskatchewan. If anyone can help me here please do.
Please keep the complainant in your prayers.
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The pre-trial motions for Father Dan Miller were held Monday past. and possibly also Tuesday. I have heard that the motions were held in camera – no public allowed! So, no idea at all what this was all about. To my knowledge the trial dates of 14 & 15 October 2014 still stand. Mark your calendar. It’s getting close.
Please keep the complainant in your prayers.
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Father Gary Hoskins has been ordered to stand trial:
17 September 2014: Former priest ordered to stand trial for sexual assault charges” & VIDEO
The case now goes to the Superior court in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. It will be a few weeks before his next court date is set and probably some months before trial. Please keep the complainant and his family in your prayers.
And, as you will see, the video clip also has an update on the the Father Bernard Buckle charges.
Father Buckle has entered a plea of “not guilty.” He has elected trial by judge and jury, and has opted to have a preliminary hearing. The preliminary hearing date has been set for 18 February 2015 – 09:30 am. Stephenville Newfoundland.
As always. please keep the complainant and his family in your prayers.
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My apologies – it is very difficult getting articles posted. I look like the Statue of Liberty – right arm raised high 🙂 It’s the only relief – and can not use my right hand at all. I thought things would be much better than this by now. I see the doctor tomorrow – am hoping whatever is delaying healing will be fixed. As I said before, this is so surreal! My poor husband who has serious surgery scheduled for next week is busy now looking after me. Just crazy. Sometimes we just look at each other and laugh. What else can we do?
But, I must confess that we are eating like kings! People have been dropping off meals and goodies. Delicious! Another silver lining. Thank you all for your thoughtfulness and kindness. We even have a lovely bouquet of flowers gracing the table 🙂 Much to be thankful for.
But, back to the moaning and groaning. It takes me forever now to get things posted, and some things I just can’t do when I’m shy a hand. I was picking away at getting the Father Omer Desjardins page together for the past two days – still more to do on it but that’s all I will do until I get this arm back in operation. And of course getting things done around the house is a challenge +++. It takes a long long time to accomplish so very little! Please just bear with me and be assured that it is not for lack of interest and concern that very little is being done on the site and emails are not being answered in a timely fashion.
Next week my husband has his two-part surgery done. The first step is on Tuesday, and second on Friday 26 Sep. Please keep the prayers going.
Enough for now
Sylvia