Angus Alexander McRae
Priest, Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta. Ordained 05 June 1954. Spent several years with the Canadian Armed Forces as a military chaplain. 1980 court martial - sentenced to four years for sex abuse of young boy. The charges, which included buggery, gross indecency and indecent assault, were laid by military police and prosecuted by military. Served only 10 months of four year sentence, and that in CFB military prison in Edmonton.
Sent to Southdown. After his release from Southdown taken into Archdiocese of Toronto by Archbishop Emmett Carter – recycled into parish. In 1989 charges of abuse from Toronto. GUILTY plea. Placed on three years probation! Later claimed he pled guilty to spare the families further embarrassment (“As much as I hated it and against my conscience and to save families further embarrassment I took it on the chin.”)
| Obituary in Edmonton Journal: Reverend Angus McRAE | ||
 McRAE, Reverend Angus On Friday, May 20, 2011, Father Angus passed away peacefully at the Edmonton General Hospital. He was ordained, with his brother Roderick, on June 5, 1954. Father leaves behind his brother Allan (Patricia), sister-in-law Cecile, five nieces, and one nephew. He was predeceased by his four brothers; Jack, Ken, Gerard, father Hubert (Roderick), and sisters Loretta and Catherine. A Prayer Service will take place at Connelly-McKinley St. Albert Funeral Home; 9 Muir Drive, on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, May 26, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Emerence Parish; #401 – 26500 Highway 44, Riviere Qui Barre. A Burial will follow in St. Emerence Cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.connelly-mckinley.com |
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Archbishops of Edmonton Archdiocese from time of McRae’s ordination: John Hugh MacDonald (05 March 1938 – 11 August 1964 ); Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. (11 August 1964 – - 02 July 1973); Joseph Neil MacNeil (02 July 1973 – - 07 Jun2 1999); Thomas Christopher Collins (07 June 1999 – - 16 December 2006 to Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario); Richard William Smith (22 March 2007 – - )
Anthony Jordan, O.M.I served as Coadjutor Archbishop from April 1955 until his installation as Archbishop in August 1964.
Archbishop of Toronto during McRae’s years in the Archdiocese: Gerald Emmett Carter (29 April 1978 -17 March 1990 )
Auxiliary Bishops of Toronto during McRae’s years in the Archdiocese: Michael Pearse Lacey (03 May 1979 -to 31 May 1993); Robert Bell Clune (03 May 1979 – 27 December 1995); Leonard James Wall (03 May 1979 – 25 Feb 1992)
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The following information is drawn from Canadian Catholic Directories (CCCD) of that date, and media (M). The list is far from complete. Additional information and dates will be added as it they become available.
20 May 2011: died at the Edmonton General Hospital
2010: no listed (CCCD)
2002: 1111 Jupiter Ave., Edmonton, AB (CCCD)
2000. 1997, 1996: 501-12720 – 111th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta (CCCD)
1994, 1993: 10611 Kingsway Avenue, Rm. 107, Edmonton, Alberta (CCCD)
1991: not listed in index (CCCD)
July 1989: three years probation
June 1989: charges related to sex abuse of two boys in Toronto (M)
1985-86: St. Thomas More, Scarborough 1 Dormington Drive, Scarborough, Ontario (Pastor Father John A. O’Donnell. O’Donnell was in charge of Catholic Scouting for the Archdiocese) (CCCD)
according to a blogger. while at St. Thomas More McRae was placed in charge of altar servers. http://www.theinquiry.ca/wordpress/charged/mcrae-father-angus-mcrae/comment-page-1/#comment-145100
1983-1989 (approx.): . St. Thomas More, Scarborough (M)
Around 1982 or 1983 ?: Southdown. Recycled into parish duties in Archdiocese of Toronto. (M)
1981: served 10 months of four year sentence. Sent to Southdown. Then serving in Archdiocese of Toronto. (St. Thomas More, Scarborough) Father Michael Waites was serving at the parish when McCrae was arrested (M)
1980: GUILTY plea at his court martial. Sentenced to four years in the CFB Edmonton military prison. Released after serving 10 months in prison. Given a dishonourable discharge. (M)
28 June 1980: arrested by military police at CFB Edmonton after allegations from three boys age 10-15. The charges included buggery, gross indecency and indecent assault (M)
1977-1980: chaplain at Lancaster Park Military Base, Namao, Alberta (M)
Lawsuit relates to sex abuse allegations while McCrae was a military chaplain
1973-74, 1971-72: not listed in index (CCCD)
Served as chaplain with the Canadian Armed Forces. He served in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia and Lancaster Park, Alberta (M)
1968-69: pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Bashaw, Alberta with missions at St. Michael’s RC Church in Manfred, and St, Theresa RC Church in Mirror. (CCCD)
before transfer to Bashaw took effect, McCrae joined the Canadian Armed Forces to serve as a military chaplain.
1967: pastor, St. Stephen’s RC Church, Olds, Alberta, with missions at St. Anhthon’s in Didsbury, Our Lady of Fatima in Innisfail, and Bowden and Sundre.
1959: assisting at St. John the Evangelist, Edmonton (Pastor Father A. Gillis)
1954: ORDAINED
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22 July 1989: Priest who molested boys gets three years probation
31 July 1980: Chaplain Guilty of sex assault 31 July 1980
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29 June 1989: Archbishop promises new look at screening of would-be priests
28 June 1989: Priest faces sex abuse charges
31 July 1980: Chaplain guilty of sex assault
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City man suing former priest for sexual abuse
Edmonton Journal
12 April 2001
Susan Hagan, Journal Staff Writer
An Edmonton man is suing a former Catholic priest for sexually abusing him more than 20 years ago at the Lancaster Park Military Base in Namao, according to court documents.
The former altar boy, whose name is protected by a publication ban, filed a statement of claim recently in Court of Queen’s Bench against St. Albert resident Angus McRae, the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton and the Minister of National Defence. He is seeking a multimillion-dollar settlement.
The defendants have not yet filed a statement of defence and the statements have not been proved in court.
According to documents, the incidents took place between 1977 and 1980 — the period McRae was a priest and captain at the base. The plaintiff, known only as P.S., was an altar boy, 13 to 15 years old, when the alleged assaults occurred.
In 1980, a military court found McRae guilty of three sex charges against an unnamed boy.
In his claim, P.S. states that McRae, now in his 70s, repeatedly sexually assaulted him, forced him to give and receive oral sex, touched without consent, committed acts of gross indecency and forced him to have anal sex.
The other defendants “empowered McRae to sexually assault the plaintiff and materially increased the risk of sexual assaults” by failing to properly supervise McRae.
“The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton and the Crown are powerful defendants and there is a great imbalance of power between the defendants and the plaintiff,” according to the claim.
The physical, psychological and emotional effects linger to this day, the claim states. P.S. has suffered depression, sexual confusion, nightmares, low self-esteem, and is unable to maintain meaningful employment.
On January 14, 2000, he tried to commit suicide.
Since his suicide attempt, he “has been in receipt of counselling … and is only now starting to realize the effects of the abuse.”
McRae pleaded guilty in 1989 of fondling two boys in Toronto, ages 12 and 14, and was banned from parish work for life.
“P.S. no longer has faith in the Roman Catholic Church, he feels the church has not protected him. P.S. also no longer has any faith in God,” the claim says.
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Edmonton man sues former priest alleging sexual abuse 20 years ago
Canadian Press
12 April 2001
EDMONTON (CP) – A 35-year-old Edmonton man is suing a former priest, the Catholic church and the federal government, alleging he was sexually abused more than 20 years ago at the Lancaster Park Military Base in Namao, Alta.
The former altar boy filed a statement of claim recently in Court of Queen’s Bench against Angus McRae, the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton and the minister of National Defence.
The defendants have not yet filed a statement of defence.
The man, who was 13 at the time, alleges he was abused beginning in 1977 when McRae was a priest and captain at the base.
In 1980, a military court found McRae guilty of three sex charges against an unnamed boy.
McRae, who is now in his 70s, also pleaded guilty in 1989 to fondling two boys in Toronto, ages 12 and 14, and was banned from parish work for life.
The plaintiff alleges the church and the federal government “empowered Angus McRae to sexually assault the plaintiff and materially increased the risk of sexual assaults” by failing to properly supervise the priest.
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Conviction didn’t end career
Toronto Star
11 February 1990
Kevin Donovan Toronto Star
EDMONTON – Capt. Angus McRae’s 1980 court martial for child sex abuse ended his career in the military.
It did not end his career as a priest.
Last year, McRae, 62, was convicted of two sexual assaults on young boys while serving as a priest in Scarborough, where he’d been transferred after leaving the military.
The Metro police detective who investigated the Scarborough case, Sergeant George Pope, said he was surprised that McRae’s military conviction did not prevent him from acting as a parish priest.
“The church knew about it and they still put him back into the system,” Pope said in an interview.
As soon as complaints were raised against McRae in 1989, however, church officials in Scarborough passed them on to children’s aid officials, says Rev. Edward Boehler, Judicial Vicar for the Toronto Archdiocese.
Boehler said it was up to the Edmonton Archdiocese to explain why McRae was transferred to Scarborough. Church officials in Edmonton would not talk to The Star.
McRae began his career as a priest in 1954 and worked at several Alberta parishes.
Army chaplain
In 1968, he was transferred from an Olds church to a parish in Bashaw. Before the transfer took effect, he joined the Canadian Armed Forces to serve as an army chaplain.
McRae served both at Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis in Nova Scotia and CFB Edmonton, Lancaster Park.
But on June 28, 1980, military police at CFB Edmonton arrested McRae.
Military records at the Judge Advocate General’s office in Ottawa show that three youths, aged 10 to 15, complained McRae sexually assaulted them in the base chapel.
The charges included buggery, fellatio and masturbation of the youths, between Oct. 31, 1978, and May 23, 1980.
McRae pleaded guilty at his court martial and was sentenced to four years in the CFB Edmonton military prison, a sentence reduced on appeal to 18 months.
After serving 10 months in prison, McRae was released and given a dishonorable discharge.
The Edmonton Archdiocese sent him to Southdown in Aurora, a residential counselling centre for priests. His treatment included injections of Cyproterone Acetate, a medication given to reduce sex drive.
After leaving Southdown, McRae was posted by the church to St. Thomas More Church in Scarborough as associate pastor.
Visited home
In May of last year, McRae was again charged with sexual assaults on youngsters, after police received complaints he had fondled two brothers, aged 12 and 14.
On July 21, he pleaded guilty to the charges in Scarborough Provincial Court.
A court transcript shows McRae “began paying a lot of attention” to the older brother in July, 1988. He’d take him bowling and golfing. At night, McRae would visit the boy and his brother at their home, “talk about things like erections and masturbation,” and stay very late while the boys’ parents were in another room.
Transcripts show McRae started squeezing the older boy’s buttocks, something that aggravated him enough to tell the priest to “keep his hands to himself.”
Then McRae turned his attention to the younger boy.
Eventually, church officials were notified and passed the complaints on to the Catholic Children’s Aid Society.
In McRae’s defence, lawyer Frank Morrocco said McRae had failed to take his sex-drive-inhibiting medication during the period the assaults occurred.
Judge A. Davidson sentenced McRae to three years’ probation and ordered him not to have contact with anyone under 18 years of age unless in the presence of an adult.
Wrote letter
McRae is now attached to the Edmonton Archdiocese, but church officials won’t say what work he is doing.
Shortly after his conviction, McRae wrote a letter to his former parishioners, saying he was innocent of the charges: “As much as I hated it and against my conscience and to save families further embarrassment I took it on the chin.”
By way of explanation, McRae said the boys and their parents were “extremely introverted” and he was spending time with the oldest brother to help him “out of his shell.”
McRae wrote that he remembers putting his arm around the youth a few times, but nothing more.
McRae also says he was originally going to plead not guilty, but changed his mind when police and crown counsel said several other youths, some girls, had come forward with similar complaints.
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Congregation finally informed of child-molesting priest’s past
Edmonton Journal
22 August 1989
Special masses were held at a Toronto church last weekend at which a priest told his parishioners he accepted a former child molester to be his associate.
Rev. Tony Meagher of Blessed Trinity Church in Willowdale, Ont. told those attending five separate masses that former Edmonton priest Rev. Barry Glendinning had a history of molesting boys before being transferred to Toronto.
Glendinning, now 56, was sent to Edmonton in 1976 following incidents in the London, Ont. diocese involving altar boys. He spent several months in treatment before coming to Edmonton, where he repeated the offences and has been in therapy since he left in 1983.
Rev. Glendinning didn’t attend any of the masses at which his background was discussed, parishioner John McGivney said from Toronto.
“Father Tony told us that what we’ve read in the papers is true and explained the situation. He said he knew about it and decided not to tell the parish ahead of time, rightly or wrongly.
“He was very open about his problems and it was excellently done. I feel reassured that we know now.”
The police were never contacted about the allegations. Instead, church officials in Edmonton and London sent Glendinning for treatment and then transferred him to another parish.
Archdiocese officials in Toronto have said they will allow parishioners to decide if Rev. Glendinning should continue to be active in their church.
Another former Edmonton priest, Rev. Angus McRae, 63, was recently banished from parish work for life after he pleaded guilty to a second offence of molesting boys.
McRae was in a Toronto parish working after serving a four-year sentence for buggery in Edmonton in 1980.
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Ex-Edmonton priest convicted on sex charges
The Edmonton Journal
23 July 1989
TORONTO (CP) — A 63-year- old Roman Catholic priest who molested two boys from his suburban parish has been placed on probation for three years.
Rev. Angus McRae, once a military chaplain at CFB Edmonton, pleaded guilty Friday to sexual exploitation and sexual interference for fondling the buttocks of the boys, aged 12 and 14, several times over the past year.
McRae often discussed erections and masturbation with the older boy, Crown attorney Mary Hall told provincial court.
When the older boy began avoiding him, McRae started to get friendly with the 12-year-old, and fondled his buttocks “whenever he had the opportunity.”
The boys’ complaints to church officials in May prompted calls to the Catholic Children’s Aid Society and Toronto police, who charged McRae June 27.
McRae underwent psychological assessment and will receive treatment, the defence said. He will return to a small farming community on the outskirts of Edmonton to live with his sister.
The church has barred him from parish work for life.
The judge also ruled McRae is not to associate with anyone under the age of 18 unless accompanied by an adult.
He received a four-year sentence in 1980 after being convicted of three sex charges involving a boy.
He had been tried at a military court martial in Edmonton on charges of buggery, indecent assault and gross indecency.
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Priest who molested boys gets three years’ probation
Toronto Star
22 July 1989
By Lisa Wright Toronto Star
A 63-year-old priest who molested two boys from his Scarborough parish has been given three years probation.
Rev. Angus Alexander McRae , a former associate pastor at St. Thomas More Roman -
Catholic Church, pleaded guilty yesterday to sexual exploitation and sexual interference for fondling the buttocks of the boys, aged 12 and 14, several times over the last year.
McRae often discussed erections and masturbation with the older boy, Crown Attorney Mary Hall told Scarborough Provincial Court.
“He would greet him with a slap on the buttocks” and frequently squeezed his buttocks through his clothing, the crown said.
When the older boy began avoiding him after telling him to “keep’ his hands off,”‘ McRae started to get friendly with the 12 year-old boy and fondling his buttocks “whenever he had the opportunity.” The incidents continued until this May, Hall said.
Boys complained
The boys finally complained about the priest’s behavior to church officials, which prompted calls to the Catholic Children’s Aid Society and Metro police. After McRae was charged June 27, the Toronto archdiocese relieved him of his pastoral duties and asked him to leave the church residence.
Ontario Supreme Court Justice Alex Davidson said it was fortunate the children “were street-wise enough to know that these were the actions of a man who had some serious
… psychological problems.”
McRae has since had a psychological assessment and will undergo continued care as recommended, defence attorney Frank Marocco said.
In the next few days, he is to return to a small farming community on the outskirts of Edmonton to live with his sister. He is barred from any more parish work for life, on the recommendation of Judicial Vicar Edward Boehler of the Toronto archdiocese.
The judge also ruled McRae is not to associate with anyone under the age of 18 unless accompanied by an adult.
It is the second known conviction for the former military chaplain, who had received a four-year sentence in 1980 after being convicted of three sex charges involving a boy. Metro police say he only served 10 months of that sentence and could have faced up to 10 years imprisonment for his latest conviction.
Brief appearance
Wearing a rumpled blue blazer but no cleric’s collar, McRae bowed his head and appeared flushed during the rushed court proceedings that lasted about 20 minutes.
The judge said it was in McRae’s favor that he pleaded guilty, saving the victims the • agony of a lengthy trial.
“The accused will no longer be used as in effective member of the church and will no longer have the opportunity to exhibit this kind of conduct,” Davidson said,
The parents of the boys are convinced their children have received no long-term psychological harm from the incidents and are “very anxious to see the matter resolved with no further embarrassment,” the crown said.
Toronto archdiocese spokesman Suzanne Scorsone said the church is satisfied the priest was brought to justice because it has cast bad light on the Roman Catholic community.
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Priest appears in court for sex abuse charges
Toronto Star
11 July1989
A 62-year-old priest has appeared in Scarborough Provincial Court charged with the sexual exploitation of two boys.
Father Angus McRae, a priest at St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church in Scarborough, was remanded yesterday until July 24 to set a date for trial on the charges of sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching of two boys, aged 12 and 14.
McRae was charged June 27 after the boy complained to church officials prompted a call to the Metro’s Catholic Children’s Aid Society, which notified Metro police.
The Toronto archdiocese relieved the former Edmonton priest of his pastoral duties and asked him to leave the church residence. His duties as a priest will be reviewed once the trial is completed.
McRae did not not wear a collar under his rumpled blue blazer during his court appearance.
McRae, who came to the Markham Rd. and Ellesmere Rd. church six years ago, could face up to 10 years imprisonment if convicted.
I was a teenage girl attending St Thomas More Catholic Church during Angus McRae’s time there. I interacted with him and the other priest a lot due to my membership in the Twilight Youth Group. After he was charged and pled guilty I remember speaking with the other priest who worked with him at St. Thomas More at the same time. This priest told me that both he and the Pastor had always been aware of Fr. McRae’s past conviction. If that was the case, then why was Fr. McRae put in charge of the alter servers during his time at St. Thomas More? I never did get an answer to that question and have been unable to be a practicing or believing member of the Roman Catholic Church since. Has this issue ever been brought up before with the Archdiocese of Toronto? If not…it should.
I just noticed that there is a death notice posted for Fr. Angus McRae. Apparently he died on May 20, 2011.
Thank you for sharing that with us Sandra. You unfortunately are proof postiive of the damage done to the faith of those who are subjected to recyled clerical predators. I am so sorry.
You say he was put in charge of altar servers while he was at St. Thomas More? That is unconscionable! Bad enough to recyle him in the first place without telling a soul, but then to allow him to be actively involved with a youth group?! and to put him in charge of altar servers?!! Unconscionable.
Sandra, you should send a letter/email to the Archbishop of Toronto telling him precisely what you have said here and asking the same question. True, it is a different Arhcbishop, but your question warrants an answer. The current Archbishop is Thomas Collins. He must give you an explanation for the acts omission and comission of his predecessors . His email address is: archbishop@archtoronto.org
Please let us know how you fare.
Re McCrae’s death. Can you post a link to the death notice? On a quick search I am able to find messages of condolence but not an actualy obit with the date of death. If you have either the link or the text itself and source I will post it.
I found the obituary. I will post it.
Wow……… I’m stunned, speechless actually.
Thank you for posting the updated info on Father Angus McRae.
I’m glad it helped Bobbie.
i was a parishoner at st thomas moore and mcrae was supposed to marry my husband and I. Thankfully he was arrested. I went to confession once and it was Mcrae and he constantly asked me sex questions. he scared me enough i never went back to confession. Bizarre man I cant believe that Cardinal carter let him back in the church knowing what he knew and hurt more kids….
OH my…….. this I did not know.
McRae was officiating at the Wayne and Janet Gretzky wedding on July 17, 1988.
Me? What interest do I have in a dead priest?
Not much really.
If there is a hell, I can only hope that he is rotting there for all eternity.
But I do have interest in others that were involved in this case.
Others that played innocent well all the while they were doing to other what they accused McRae of doing to them.
All I can say is that at this moment, the Canadian Armed Forces Judge Advocate General and The Provost Marshal have taken a very active interest in this case.
Where this leads to is anyone’s guess. But it’s really funny how many phone numbers and names I’ve been given recently.
I may not believe in god. And I may have no faith in the church. But I do believe in the ultimate balance between good and evil and that justice, while it may take time, will eventually be served.
Are you sure of that Bobbie? I don’t recall much about the wedding, but I thought the wedding was non-Catholic and Bishop MacNeil allowed them to use the Cathedral because of the need for a large church to handle the crowds? Am I wrong on that?
Or, is Janet Catholic? Is that it? Was McRae there to because she is Catholic and his presence would give the Church blessing to the marriage?
I though neither Wayne nor Janet were Catholic, but I really don’t remember a lot about it.
Do you have a news clipping or something you could send?
And, I am thankful to hear that people in high places are paying heed Bobbie. Let’s pray that justice is indeed done.
I can’t name names Sylvia right now. But this person was extremely sickened when he observed McRae standing at the front doors at the wedding dressed in his finest church vestments.
I’m going to have to go down to the library tomorrow and see what they have.
Might even have to hit up the Edmonton Journal to see what they have available from the photo-stock of the wedding.
Anyways, the JAG and the Provost Marshal are involved as I made allegations against the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service for misconduct relating to the manner in which the investigation was carried out. The way I see it, the military doesn’t want any cases of historic or current child sexual abuse on military bases coming to the surface. Especially not after the Colonel Russel Williams fiasco. As an interesting side, were you aware that the military was ordered to do an audit right after the Colonel Russel Williams fiasco and they found a disturbingly high amount of child pornography and incidents of child sexual abuse on Canadian Military Bases?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/review-finds-disturbingly-higher-incidence-of-child-sex-abuse-in-defence-community/article1873910/
So we’ll see where this ends up going.
Never mind the ‘Girl who kicked the hornet’s nest”……
I’m the boy who beat the hornet’s nest with a stick and then played football with it.
bobbie bess My brother was abused by this man and I found out to day . I am so upset
I dont know what to do next my brother is mentaly ill now.
phoenix, I am sure you are indeed terribly upset to find out. Did you brother tell you himself? or did you hear from someone else?
I suggest you try to find help for your brother. Check with your local police, or look online for sex abuse victim services in the area where your brother lives. Try to find someone who can help your brother – preferably someone who has dealt with male victims of same-sex abuse.
Phoenix: If I may add one suggestion to consider along with Sylvia’s excellent advice: you mention your brother is mentally ill. Does he have a therapist? If he does, you might make it know to him/her that your brother self-revealed the information to you if indeed that’s how you found out about it. S/He will not be free to say anything about it to you due to the confidentially owed your brother, but it would ensure that s/he knows about the abuse if you are concerned that he may not have told the therapist himself. At least you will be assured that you did what you could to get help for your brother.
Fr. Tim
Phoenix, if you don’t mind me asking, but where and when?
You may if you wish email me at bobbie.bees@gmail.com
Thank You Sylvia for the heads up.
And yes, I had a good Christmas.
Thank you bobbie and sylvia for your reply .To answer where and when it would have been in the early 80′s when he was at St.thomas more .
And I should clarify Phoenix, as far as I am aware, my interactions with Captain Father Angus McRae were of a limited nature.
It would seem though that I was directly responsible for the downfall of Captain Father Angus McRae. Sadly though, I was vilified in the military community. I was the victim of one of McRae’s victims. And I was only 7 when it started and 8 when it ended. When they say that “child molestation is the gift that keeps on giving” they weren’t kidding. McRae’s victim was babysitting children on Canadian Forces Base Namao. Unfortunately what McRae was doing to the babysitter, the babysitter was in turn doing to the children in his care.
In March of this year I filed a complaint with the Canadian Forces National Investigation Services. At the time I thought that this was a good thing. But I quickly learnt that there was so much more to this case than just me and a few other kids being diddled by our babysitter. CFNIS informed me of the doings of Captain Father Angus McRae. It was through Sylvia’s website (this very page) that I learnt the details behind what had happened that spring on Canadian Forces Base Namao. It also became apparent that more people knew what had happened that spring. And it became very clear that the Canadian Armed Forces made a horrific “deal with the devil”. This deal was that they ‘overlooked’ what the babysitter had been doing to the younger children in order that the babysitter appear before the Court Martial unblemished. If the Provost Marshal conducting the Court Martial had any idea of what the babysitter had been doing I don’t think Captain Father Angus McRae would have been convicted as Captain Father Angus McRae’s defence counsel would have been able to call into question the veracity of the babysitter’s testimony against Captain Father Angus McRae.
So sadly, my original complaint didn’t really go anywhere. “not enough evidence” was the response from the head of CFNIS Western Region. Funny though that the Alberta Chief Crown Prosecutor feels that there’s more than enough evidence for a civil suit as he personally told me himself.
So, where does this leave me?
Right now I have an official conduct complaint before the Provost Marshall, Colonel Tim Grubb, relating to the ‘weak’ investigation recently conducted by the investigators at CFNIS in which I have named the three primary investigators. I have alleged that the investigation was conducted in a weak manner in order to protect the Minister of National Defence from a civil claims lawsuit. CFNIS was fully aware that the babysitter in my case sued the Minister of National Defence in June of 2001 in the Edmonton Court if Queen’s Bench. The lawsuit is sealed. This indicates that the babysitter who molested me and my brother was able to walk away with a fair bit of change from this.
A cc of this complaint was sent to, received and acknowledged by the Military Police Complaints Commission and the Judge Advocate General.
Next, I have also filed a complaint with the Provost Marshall, the Military Police Complaints Commission and the Judge Advocate General over interference and professional misconduct over the original investigation back in 1980. Someone in the military made the decisions to not inform the outside civilian police agency having jurisdiction. See, back in 1980, the military police were prevented by the ‘Defence Act’ from investigating “civilian on civilian” crimes. They were required to notify RCMP ‘K’ Division in Morinville, Alberta. They chose not to. If they had this would have ruined their case against Captain Father Angus McRae.
To that extent I have also filed letters of complaint with RCMP ‘K’ Division Head Quarters in Edmonton, Alberta, as well as RCMP ‘K’ Division Morinville Detachment and the Alberta Crown Prosecutor’s Office.
So, we’ll see where this goes. At the moment I’m trying to get this story to the papers, sadly there still seems to be too much flag wavin’ patriotism going on.
Now, you may be wondering if Captain Father Angus McRae was dishonourably discharged from the military in 1980 why do I still keep calling him Captain Father Angus McRae. It’s simple. He was an Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces when he was doing his damage. I might be persuaded to drop the Captain Father title, but for that to happen the military is going to have to man up to the fact that they sold the lives of numerous children living as military dependants on Canadian Forces Base Namao that spring and summer in 1980 down the river as if we were worthless trash.
Sylvia, are you able to track down any information on Angus McRae’s next of kin?
I’m sorry to have wasted anyone’s time with my story. I apologize. There was only one victim here. It was the babysitter. Me…. I’m just a worthless piece of trash…. hence why i’ve never been able to get justice in this matter. This is why the Military Police took no action against the babysitter in 1980…… he was the victim. I was just worthless trash…
Goodbye.
Bobbie Bees, I have to admit regretfully that I did not take the time to read your story and I truly am sorry for that. I hope you can accept my apology and understand that I am deeply and sincerely pained by the horror you have been through. You have throughout your life from the time you were seven years of age when you were so cruelly and violently assaulted and to this day received messages of hate and that you are not loveable , but listen to me now. All of the injustice you have lived through says absolutely nothing about you , it speaks volumes about each and every single person who has treated you unjustly. Far from trash, you are a precious , beautiful, lovable human being who deserves to be treated with nothing less than the highest degree of dignity and respect.
Please digest this message from me Bobbie Bees and know that I can only say it because I believe it.
I mean to say that I have not read your story before now.
I am simply amazed at the extents that the Canadian Armed Forces will go to ensure that the true damage that occurred on Canadian Forces Base Namao stays buried in the past.
Being a former base brat, I had always had great respect for the Canadian Forces. But after learning what I’ve learnt I’ve come to realize that there is an awful lot of evil inherent in the Canadian Armed Forces and that there are reasons why men like Russel Wiliams can not only rise to the rank of Colonel but can also be made Base Commander as he was for CFB Trenton.
Honour in the military?
No….. there is no honour in the military.