A busy but very productive day 🙂
A few things to pass along
A. Courtdates
(1) Father Stepen Amesse (Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ontario)
Father Stephen Amesse, a “collaborator” for From Pain to Hope, the CCCB’s 1992 sex abuse guidelines, had a pre-trial hearing today (Monday 09 May 2016). The hearing was conducted in chambers and NOT open to the public.
I will check late tomorrow afternoon to get the next court date – will post as soon as I have it. As you know, sometimes it takes several days. Cross fingers that I am lucky and get straight through to a human being tomorrow 🙂
Please keep the complainant in your prayers.
(2) Father Denis Vaillancourt
Canon lawyer and former Chancellor of the scandal-plagued Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall has a court date on Wednesday:
11 May 2016: 09:00 am, “to set a date,” Alexandria, Ontario courthouse (110 Main St. North)
If anyone is free to attend please do. Try to sit close to the front. Most court room acoustics are notoriously poor.
Please keep the complainant in your prayers.
(3) Father Charles Picot (deceased – Diocese of Bathurst, New Brunswick)
Father Charles Picot died 31 March 2016 . The four-times-charged, twice convicted once acquitted priest was finally due to face his accusers on the fourth set of charges. His trial, which had been adjourned twice in the past, was scheduled to start tomorrow (Tuesday, 10 May 2016) and run through Wednesday 11 May. his last set of charges were laid in November 2012
Please keep Father Picot’s many victims in your prayers. And, yes, sad to say, despite his convictions Father Picot was NOT defrocked . He died still a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
(4) Father Gary Hoskins (Diocese Saint George’s, Newfoundland (now Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador)
Previously convicted and recycled Newfoundland clerical molester turned Mississauga, Ontario social worker Father Gary Hoskins has a court date on Friday:
12 May 2016: 10 am, Crown to argue to present similar fact evidence, and new trial date to be set. Corner Brook Superior Court (81 Mt. Bernard Avenue.);
Mark your calendars. I encourage those who can do so to attend. The Crown will be presenting arguments to present similar fact evidence at trial. Hoskins lawyer will argue against. As I said above, if you get there try to sit close to the front so that you can hear the arguments of both sides.
Please keep the complainant in your prayers.
B. Media
(1) 07 May 2016: Sarnia man launches $3-million lawsuit against the Diocese of London
Good for you Derek Trepanier!
Please take time to read Derek’s disturbing account of the abuse he endured at the hands of this wolf in sheep’s clothing. And, yes, Father Roy was NOT defrocked/laicized. Like so many others, he died a priest in the Roman Catholic Church
And, look at that, in 1998 Father Gary Roy pleaded guilty to two counts indecent assault of young boys and was sentenced to a paltry four months in jail and given three years’ probation! Four months!!!! Another “Tut, Tut. Bad boy!”
If you happen to see this Derek, I see you holding up a picture of you as a young boy. Would you consider sending me a copy and allow me post it on on the Children’s page on Sylvia’s Site? (I pass that message to all of you. I think that page can send a powerful message)
(2) 08 May 2016: Devout Catholic catalogues clergy’s crimes, offers victims comfort
Thank you Simon Gardner. Thank you Mike, and thanks to all of you who have made Sylvia’s Site possible.
I will try to get the TV clip posted later this evening
C. Keeping track of posts and comments
Thanks to Bob Drew those of you who wish to receive notification when a new post or comment appears on Sylvia’s Site can now do so.
Here are the instructions, verbatim from Bob:
…it’s not terribly difficult. I use a “Feed Reader” called Feedly. It’s free to use, although there is a paid option. Feedly offers apps for phones and tablets as well, which will all sycnchronize
These instructions apply to the desktop (PC / Mac) version:
* Set up an account at feedly.com. When your account is ready, you’ll see an “add content” button in the top left corner. Click it.
* Type in or paste the URL of this site (www.theinquiry.ca/wordpress).
* Two results will come up. One is for the posts to the site (which Sylvia makes); another is for comments on posts (made by anyone). You can add those to your Feedly feed.
Once you have done this, new posts and comments will be fed to your Feedly page each time there’s something new. You can read them there and mark them as read afterwards, or click through to the actual post.
You can do this with almost all websites. It’s a great way of getting through lots of information in a short time.
I believe this is the correct link to Feedreader
Thank you Bob Drew .
Sometime over the next few days I will post these instructions on the site where everyone can readily access them.
Enough for now.
Sylvia