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ALLEN:Father William Allen (Father Bill) priest Archdiocese of Ottawa. Charged 12 July 2010.  CONVICTED 19 April 2011 

BASTIEN:  Father Linus Bastien.  Priest Diocese of London Ontario.  Charged October 2011. Next court date:   31 May 2012 (NOT open to the public)

BAZIN:  Father Roger Bazin  Charges withdrawn 22 December 2010

BORNE:  Monsignor Robert Borne

priest diocese of Pembroke, Ontario.  CONVICTED.  10 April 2012:  nine month conditional sentence.

BOROWEC:  Father Bohdan Borowec (also Father Bothdan Borowic)

Ukrainian Catholic priest serving in Ukrainian Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada), Charged with sex assault and kidnapping a woman while vacationing in Hawaii.  09 August 2011:  ACQUITTED

BOUDREAU: Father James Boudreau

former Barnabite priest now diocesan priest with Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario.  Next court date:  28 May 2012 for sentencing, Guelph Ontario courthouse

CAMPBELL:  Father Leo Campbell csb

Basilian priest. Died 2008.  Lawsuit filed.

CLOUTIER: Father Bernard Cloutier

Appeal of five year sentence to heard by Ontario Court of Appeal – date not set.  Appeal hearing of 28 October 2010 cancelled – Cloutier’s lawyer was appointed  a Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice 01 October.  Another lawyer will have to take over the appeal.

DEJAEGER:  Father Eric Dejaeger omi

Next court date (Edmonton, Alberta charges):  20-21 December 2012: Preliminary Hearing

Next court date (Nunavut charges):  16 July 2012: to file formal indictment, Iqaluit court house, Nunavut

DEL BIANCO: Gabriele Del Bianco

charges of sexual assault laid April 2011.  Lawsuits launched April 2011.

Next court dates:  04 June 2012 (focusing hearing)  and 22-24 October 2012 (Preliminary hearing) Sarnia courthouse, Sarnia, Ontario

DOIRON:  Father Yvon Doiron GUILTY fraud charges – Diocese of Bathurst, New Brunswick. Next court date:  28 May 2012

FALLONA: Father Michael Fallona csb

Basilian priest.  Lawsuit filed.  Examination for Discovery: 09 November 2011

GRECCO:  “Father” Donald Grecco  

ex priest/counsellor.  GUILTY.

BREACH charge: CONVICTED  30 March 2011

HARVEY:  Father Paul-Andre Harvey

Next court date:  18 September 2012

JACOBS: Father Phillip Jacobs

Next court date: 09 October 2012 TRIAL, Victoria, BC  courthouse (booked for two weeks)

JORDAN: Father James Jordan omi

Charges declared null  11 May 2011.

LABELLE:  Father Rene Labelle (Paul Emile)

Charged 20 February 2012.  Next court date 05 June 2012.

LAHEY:   Bishop Raymond Lahey

Sentenced to 15 months and two years probation.  Given 2:1 credit for time served and released 04 January 2012.

LAVOIE: Father Raymond-Marie Lavoie CSsR

Appeal of three-year-sentence to be heard 02 May 2012.

LEBLANC:  Father Albert Leblanc  GUILTY plea

next court date:  17 August 2012.  (Sentencing hearing) Yarmouth court house, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia)

LEBLANC:  Father Rheal LeBlanc csc

charged with possession of child porn.  Next court date: 27 June 2012

LeCLAIR:  Father Joe LeClair

media report 16 April 2011 re gambling and cash withdrawal of large amounts of monies on his Visa at the casino.  Police investigation underway.

LEFEBVRE: Father Jean-Claude Lefebvre

charged late October or early November 2010. Committed to stand trial in Ontario Superior Court. Next court date: 29 May 2012

LEROUX:  Paul Leroux

former dorm supervisor at Beauval Indian Residential School, Beauval, Saskatchewan. Charged September 2011. Ordered to stand trial. Trial date to be set.

LUSSIER:  Father Lucien Lussier

priest Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall.  Charges stayed 17 June 2011

 MARSHALL:Father William Hodgson Marshall

GUILTY pleas to 16 or 17 charges from 16 or 17 victims 08 June 2011.  Sentenced to two years plus three years probation. New charges in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

 MILLER:  Father Daniel Miller

Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario.  Charged 29 February 2012.  Next court date 13 June 2012

NOEL:  Father Levi Noel

priest Diocese of Bathurst, New Brunswick.  Previously convicted.  New charges April 2011.  GUILTY. Sentence to run concurrent to previous sentence.

NUMBI: Father Joseph Numbi Phaku Mavambu Priest from Republic of Congo serving in Diocese of Edmunston, New Brunswick..  GUILTY plea 23 June 2011 for sex abuse of young girl between 2008 and 2010.

O’KEEFE:  Father Kenneth O’Keefe

Basilian priest.  Charged August 2010.  Next court date: 06 November 2012.

PICOT:  Father Charles Picot

priest Diocese Bathurst, New Brunswick. GUILTY verdict of May 2011 being appealed.  Also an acquittal from March 2010 was successfully appealed and a new trial date ordered.  Picot is appealing that decision to the Supreme Court of Canada.

SANCZENKO: Father Piotr Sanczenko (Peter  Sanczenko)

Polish priest, Diocese of London, Ontario.  Ordained 1954.  2010 charges laid. Next court date: 17 September 2012

SCERRI:  Father Godwin Scerri mssp

Fugitive from justice in Canada since 1993 when charges laid re allegations of sex abuse of young boy. 02 August 2011 CONVICTED in Malta for offences committed in Malta. Canada-wide warrant for his arrest.

SILVA:  Father Jose Silva

Brazilian priest in Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario since October 2008.   Next court date: 20 July 2012 (Hamilton)

SMITH:  Father George Smith

Next court date 04 June 2012 (Corner Brook, Newfoundland)

SULLIVAN:  Father Mark Sullivan (Brantford, Ontario)

Next court date: 29 June 2012

SYLVESTRE:  Father Charles Sylvestre (deceased) CONVICTED

 WINGLE:   Bishop James Wingle

resigned suddenly and prematurely.  Whereabouts officially said to be unknown for months. ‘Found’ in Montreal Quebec mid-May 2012.