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But, the bishop is rejoicing.

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There are some things that the average person truly could not make up.  I beleive the following falls into that category. You recall that Father Javier De Los Angeles Cortazar ‘walked’ from his sexual assault charges against a follow priest.  … Continue reading

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The bottom of the barrell

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On 19 April 2017 I blogged  “Beyond dirty“, that in response to the startling  news that the sex assault charges against Father Javier De Los Angeles Cortazar (Father Cortazar) had been stayed.  A question was put to the complainant  by … Continue reading

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Sask. Roman Catholic priest sexual assault charge stayed

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Father Javier De Los Angeles Cortazar will not have a criminal record CBC News 18 April 2017 Cortazar left Court of Queen’s Bench today in Meadow Lake without a criminal record. (Credit: Google Street View) A stay of proceedings has … Continue reading

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Sask. Roman Catholic priest sexual assault charge stayed

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Father Javier de los Angeles Cortazar will not have a criminal record CBC News 18 April 2017 A stay of proceedings has been granted in a sexual assault case against a Roman Catholic priest who served three rural parishes in northwestern … Continue reading

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Priest trial in Meadow Lake SK

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The trial of Father Javier De Los Angeles Cortazar commenced yesterday (17 April 2017) in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. Actually I was concerned that the dates or location here may have been in error, but, I just checked and the trial … Continue reading

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Newfoundland trial starts tomorrow

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A reminder to you people In Newfoundland that the three-day sex abuse trial of twice previously convicted Father Gary Hoskins  is scheduled to start tomorrow morning in Corner Brook, Newfoundland: 21-24 March 2017:  10 am, TRIAL Corner Brook, NFLD Superior … Continue reading

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He doesn’t know what grooming is?!

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Can you for one moment conceive a Canadian Catholic priest who, in this day and age,  professes to know nothing – I mean nothing – about grooming? A priest who contributed to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop’s 1992 sex … Continue reading

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We shall see….

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Well, believe it or not, the closing arguments in the Father Stephen Amesse trial will be heard today (Friday 10 March ’17).  Crown and defence have each told the judge that his/her  argument should take about an hour.  The day … Continue reading

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The Father Stephen Amesse trial

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The publication ban at the Father Stephen Amesse trial is sorted out.  Testimony can be published, but the name of the complainant and anything which might identify him is not to be published.  This is standard in most sex abuse … Continue reading

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Cross-examination continues

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I realized last night that there is a publication ban at the Father Stephen Amesse trial, and i am not sure of the extent of the ban.  It is usual at sex abuse trials to have a ban on the … Continue reading

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