Jose Silva
José Gildásico de Sousa Silva
Native of Brazil: Diocese of Oeiras, Brazil. Ordained 2003. Allegedly serving in Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario since October 2009. September 2011 charged with the 18 September 2011 sexual assault of 18-year-old boy.
Next court date: 20 July 2012: 10 am, Hamilton court house, Hamilton, Ontario; 26 January 2012: Hamilton court house – to set next court date for next appearance; 17 November 2011, bail hearing, Hamilton court house, Hamilton, Ontario; 10 November 2011. Hamilton court house, Hamilton, Ontario; 13 October 2011 (adjourned)
File # 11-7176
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10 November 2011: Priest headed for bail hearing
13 October 2011: Hamilton priest charged with sex assault resigns post
12 October 2011: October Hamilton Diocese press release re Fathere Jose Silva
23 September 2011: Hamilton Diocese Press Release re charges against Father Jose Silva
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Bishops of Hamilton Diocese since Jose Silva’s arrival in 2009: Anthony Frederick Tonnos (02 May 1984 - 24 September 2010); David Douglas Crosby, omi (24 September 2010 – )
Bishop of Oeiras Diocese Brazil: Juarez Sousa Da Silva (27 February 2008- ); Bishop Augusto Alves da Rocha (24 October 2001 – 27 February 2008)
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18 September 2011: allegations of sex assault
2011: pastor at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (Portugese), Park St. North, Hamilton, Ontario. Shown as incaridnated outside Canada but serving in Canada (CCCD)
01 October 2009: started serving in Hamilton Diocese (Diocese)
2010: not listed in directory (CCCD)
08 February 2003: ORDAINED
22 September 1977: DOB
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City priest faces sex assault charge
Hamilton Spectator
24 September 2011
A Hamilton Catholic priest has been charged with sexual assault.
Father Jose Silva, 34, a popular parish priest at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church on Park Street North for the past two years, was arrested by Hamilton police Thursday afternoon.
Silva, who appeared in Hamilton court for a bail hearing Friday morning, is charged with sexual assault following a complaint about an incident during a festival held in the church courtyard Sept. 18.
He was released on a surety and will return to court Oct. 13.
Sergeant Terri-Lynn Collings said the investigation and arrest followed a complaint by an 18-year-old youth playing in a band booked at a festival in the church courtyard. At about 6:30 p.m., while the band was on a break, Collings said a priest struck up a conversation about him playing guitar. The young man was invited to the priest’s residence on the parish property, to see a guitar.
“Out of respect, the man went with the priest,” Collings said. “While he was with the priest, it is alleged he was sexually assaulted.”
Collings said the young man was able to leave unharmed and immediately called police.
Silva was arrested while on duty, but away from the church.
Collings said police are not aware of any other complaints, but the incident is still under investigation.
José Gildásico de Sousa Silva, a native of Brazil, has worked in Hamilton since October 2009. He was ordained on Feb. 8, 2003.
The Diocese of Hamilton is “shocked and distressed,” to learn of the arrest, said Monsignor Vincent Kerr, chancellor of the diocese.
“He is a young, popular and enthusiastic priest who has come to us from Brazil to serve the needs of the Portuguese-speaking community in the City of Hamilton,” Kerr said in a statement. Silva came to Hamilton with “appropriate recommendations” from his Brazilian bishop and “there have been only compliments about the quality of his work during his time with us.”
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Hamilton police charge priest in sexual assault of man, 18, during church event
National Post
24 September 2011 Last Updated: Sept. 24, 2011 4:06 AM ET
The Hamilton Police Service has charged a priest with sexual assault after an alleged encounter with a teenage Brampton musician last Sunday. The 18-year-old musician was part of a band that was providing the entertainment during a festival in the courtyard of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Hamilton’s north end. Hamilton police say that during one of the band’s breaks, at approximately 6: 30 p.m., the parish priest, Father Jose Silva, invited the band member to his residence nearby to look at a guitar he owned. “Out of respect, the man went with the priest,” a police statement says. “While the man was with the priest he was sexually assaulted.
The victim was able to leave the home unharmed and immediately contacted police to report what had happened.” The musician’s name is banned from publication. Police investigated the incident and on Thursday arrested the 34-year-old priest.
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Hamilton priest charged with sexual assault
Toronto Star
Fri Sep 23 2011
It’s alleged that the Catholic priest drew the man aside during a break in the festival, which happened on Sunday, and struck up a conversation. The priest, police say, then invited the man back to his house.
The man went with him “out of respect,” according to a police news release, and was sexually assaulted.
The incident happened at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish on Park St. N. in Hamilton’s north end.
Jose Silva, 34, is charged with sexual assault.
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Hamilton priest charged with sex assault of 18-year-old man
680 News
Sep 23, 2011 11:20:10 AM
The alleged victim is an 18-year-old man from Brampton, Ont.
Police said the alleged assault happened during a festival in the courtyard of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hamilton last Sunday. The victim was a member of a band performing at the event.
Police said the priest invited the band member back to his residence on parish property to look at a guitar he owned, and that’s when the assault happened.
The young man left the home and immediately called police.
Jose Silva, 34, has been charged with one count of sexual assault.
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Local Catholic Priest charged with Sexual Assault
Hamilton Police Service website
23 September 2011
The Hamilton Police Service has arrested and charged a local Catholic priest after investigating allegations of sexual assault that happened at a parish in the North End of Hamilton.
On Sunday, September 18th, 2011, the St. Mary’s Catholic parish located on Park St. N. held a festival in their courtyard. A band from the Toronto area was the entertainment for the event.
It is alleged that at approximately 6:30 p.m., while the band was on a break, the parish priest, Jose SILVA, approached one of the band members and struck up a conversation with him about playing guitar. The band member, an 18 yr. old man from Brampton, was invited back to the priest’s residence, a home on the parish property, to look at a guitar he owned. Out of respect, the man went with the priest. While the man was with the priest he was sexually assaulted. The victim was able to leave the home unharmed and immediately contacted police to report what had happened.
The Hamilton Police Service Victims of Crime Unit continued to investigate and on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 at approximately 1:30 p.m., arrested Jose SILVA. He was held for a bail hearing scheduled for today.
Charged: Jose SILVA, 34 (m) of Hamilton
Charges: Sexual Assault
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When does a boy become a man?
Good question jon smith. I think most parents would say an 18-year-old is a ‘boy’ – not a ‘man.’
I’ve been looking for definitions. The dictionary defines a man as “an adult male human being.”
So, what’s an adult?
Here’s what I find on About.com
Adult:
Definition:
An adult in Canada is a person who has reached the age of majority. The age of majority in Canada is determined by each province and territory in Canada.
age of majority
Definition: The age of majority in Canada is the age at which a person is considered by law to be an adult. A person younger than the age of majority is considered a “minor child.”
The age of majority in Canada is determined by each province and territory in Canada.
The age of majority in the individual provinces and territories of Canada is
Alberta – 18
British Columbia – 19
Manitoba – 18
New Brunswick – 19
Newfoundland and Labrador – 19
Northwest Territories – 19
Nova Scotia – 19
Nunavut – 19
Ontario – 18
Prince Edward Island – 18
Quebec – 18
Saksatchewan – 18
Yukon Territory – 19
So, in Ontario, this “boy” is in fact a man – calling him a boy only confuses this issue!
Language is powerful and should not be misused!
So, if the 18-year-old “man” in Ontario goes to, let’s say, New Brunswick, he instantly becomes a boy? And, if the 18-year-old boy in New Brunswick goes to Ontario he instantly becomes a boy?
You don’t really believe that, do you Jon smith?
I certainly don’t.
I posted the info I found on About.com because it strikes me as a little bizarre that, according to that particular website, the province or territory in which a boy lives will dictate when he becomes a man.
I think that’s a bit ridiculous, don’t you?
Silva’s court date has been adjourned to November 10th – heard it on the radio yesterday.
A belated thanks Realty Checker. I have updated the Legal Calendar accordingly – did so right after you blogged.
There was an article in the Hamilton Spectatoe last week about Silva’s court appearance, he was not present but was represented by lawyer Dean Paquette.
It said he is to appear for a bail hearing next week although it did not give the date. I would guess he must have some type of backing because his lawyer is about as expensive as they get, he is very well known in this area.
Thanks for that Mike. I got the article and have posted it. The bail hearing is set for 17 November 2011. I will get the time tomorrow.
Here’s the article:
10 November 2011: Priest headed for bail hearing
Has anyone heard what happened in court yesterday? Did he get bail? Is see nothing in the media, at least not yet.
I tried to find out – got an answering machine and won’t be here for a call back so didn’t leave a message.
Father Jose Silva’s next court date is 26 January 2012 in the Hamilton Ontario court house. This date is to select the next court date.
When I was eighteen if another man tried to sexually assault me neither of us would leave unharmed. Although the Church handles it differently, people are innocent until proven guilty in this country. Many allegations of this type are nothing more than an opportunist trying to hit a big pay-day.
If this allegation is proven true in the court then it will not be a case of pedophilia, rather homosexual assault.
An eighteen year old can vote, get a full time job, go to war, and in some provinces buy a beer. That doesn’t sound like things a boy can do.
Glen
You are right on! The calling him a “boy” is just plain wrong – it is truly the advancing of an agenda. It has to be named!!!!
An eighteen year old who can buy beer, get killed at war or vote in a “system” he doesn’t understand then start paying taxes on a minimum salary in a job “reserved” for the young…is just conveniently being used by the people in power! THEY have an “agenda”!…
Anyone who is so worried about dissecting so conveniently at what age a boy all of a sudden is a man, do have their own agenda as well…
“Money is the only reason…”, …”kids are not so innocent…”
Please stop recycling “that” agenda… There can’t be anymore room left in that closet!
jg
When does a priest become a responsible adult and not make advances towards a young man. Given his choice and vocation I think that the older male in a position of trust and responsibility should have known better than to make advances towards this young man. The trouble he is in was brought onto him by his actions and not that of the young man. If he wanted to be sexually active as a man towards a man he should have never become a priest. I believe he led with his chin in this matter and it is his own fault notwithstanding the young man’s decision to call the police. If this was my 18 year old daughter and she did not want that kind of attention it would still be a sexual assault against her person, his being a young man makes no difference what is important here is that he did not want to be sexually involved and that he was assaulted period.
Father Jose Silva’s next court date is 20 July 2012: 10 am, Hamilton Ontario court house