The Saskatoon Star Phoenix
February 7, 2012 1:10 PM
William Hodgson Marshall, a former priest and teacher at an all-boys Catholic institution in downtown Saskatoon more than five decades ago, is facing multiple charges in connection with incidents involving teen boys in 1959 and 1960.
Marshall, 89, has been charged with two counts of indecent assault. He is curently in custody in Kingston, Ont., serving a sentence after being convicted last year of sexually assaulting 16 boys and one girl over a span of three decades while working in Ontario. The Ontario Crown is arranging for Marshall to make a court appearance in Ontario to face the charges.
In July 2011, Saskatoon police received two separate reports alleging assaults took place between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1959 and Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1960. The alleged victims, now 66 years old, were 14 at the time. Marshall was a priest and teacher at St. Paul’s High School, located then in the 400 block of 22nd Street East.
After the two then-teens came forward to tell their story to The StarPhoenix last year, Saskatoon Roman Catholic diocese Bishop Don Bolen wrote a statement on the issue, saying the church pledged support to help any victims.
“The Diocese expresses its profound sadness and regret that young students, now mature adults, were violated by Marshall and have carried this burden with them for many years,” Bolen said last year.
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Former Sask. priest, teacher faces more sexual assault charges
The Regina Leader Post
The StarPhoenix February 7, 2012 1:10 PM
William Hodgson Marshall, a former priest and teacher at an all-boys Catholic institution in downtown Saskatoon more than five decades ago, is facing multiple charges in connection with incidents involving teen boys in 1959 and 1960.
Marshall, 89, has been charged with two counts of indecent assault. He is curently in custody in Kingston, Ont., serving a sentence after being convicted last year of sexually assaulting 16 boys and one girl over a span of three decades while working in Ontario. The Ontario Crown is arranging for Marshall to make a court appearance in Ontario to face the charges.
In July 2011, Saskatoon police received two separate reports alleging assaults took place between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1959 and Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1960. The alleged victims, now 66 years old, were 14 at the time. Marshall was a priest and teacher at St. Paul’s High School, located then in the 400 block of 22nd Street East.
After the two then-teens came forward to tell their story to The StarPhoenix last year, Saskatoon Roman Catholic diocese Bishop Don Bolen wrote a statement on the issue, saying the church pledged support to help any victims.
“The Diocese expresses its profound sadness and regret that young students, now mature adults, were violated by Marshall and have carried this burden with them for many years,” Bolen said last year.
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Gary Mulligan and Tim Ryan – welcome news! You took your complaints re Hod Marshall to police last July. Charges have now been laid. I commend you both for coming forward. I am am happy that you will now have opportunity to seek justice. I have been, as have many others, been waiting and watching. I commend the Crown for proceeding with the charges.
You are fast Sylvia! I just heard the news myself an hour ago. I am sure this will, or maybe already has had some impact on his parole hearing dates which were moved back to March 27 from January. I would like to think that further charges on crimes he is already convicted of may make parole less likely for this criminal. We shall see how things progress. Two more …….. and counting …….
I had a kind soul in Regina sent me a link as soon as it hit the news Patrick
Re Hod: Is his parole hearing in Kingston? Do you know? And can any of you attend if you can make it and want to attend?
Also, is the 27 March date a for sure? If it is I will add it to the Legal Calendar so the rest of us don’t forget.
Finally, what did you have to do to get in on the loop about parole hearings and so on? Can you pass it on for others who don’t know that they can get on that list and how they should go about it.
I have some information which was provided to me a few months ago about keeping track of those who are in the federal jails. I will get it posted in the not too distant future because it is good information for victims to have. What you and others have learned about the same in provincial prisons would help many. I think the process varies from province to province and territory but we could put heads together and get that together and put it on the Victims page where it would be seen by those who should have that information.