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“Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes’ trial told of teen stripping game, sex at N.S. home in 70s” & related articles

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Sylvia
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 Global News   Toronto 15 December 2016 By Aly Thomson The Canadian Press   WATCH ABOVE: Rev. Brent Hawkes addresses congregation for the first time since sex assault-related charges were filed against him (Feb. 2) KENTVILLE, N.S. — Brent Hawkes watched … Continue reading →

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Is there a plea in the offing?

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Sylvia
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A  quick note The Father Yvonne Arsenault sex abuse trial was scheduled to start Monday morning at 0930 am.  That has changed. I checked to confirm dates.  The trial is now booked for 1:30 pm Tuesday afternoon: Tuesday 25 October … Continue reading →

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Church expert backs up Christian Brothers’ autonomy

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Sylvia
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The Telegram (St. John’s, Newfoundland) Published on June 13, 2016   Barb Sweet Published on June 13, 2016 Canon law expert Fr. Francis Morrissey (left) chats with Archbishop Martin Currie and vicar general Fr. Francis Puddister (right) at the Mount … Continue reading →

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In trouble with the law, again

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Sylvia
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Father Denis Vaillancourt, canon lawyer and former Chancellor of the scandal-plagued Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall,  has a court date this morning (Wednesday, 08 June): 08 June 2016: 09:00 am, “to be spoken to,” Alexandria, Ontario courthouse (110 Main St. North) The sex … Continue reading →

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What’s happening in Corner Brook?

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Sylvia
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Did the sex abuse trial of previously convicted molester turned ‘social worker’ Father Gary Hoskins trial get under way in Corner Brook, Newfoundland yesterday?  I checked for media coverage.  The Western Star in Corner Brook is pretty good for covering … Continue reading →

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Pattern of Brothers seeking church permission for fundraising: lawyer

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sylvia
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The Telegram (St. John’s Newfoundland)Published on April 15, 2016 Barb Sweet Correspondence between the 1950s indicates there was a pattern of the Christian Brothers seeking approval from the archbishop for activities like bingos, fairs, garden parties, collections and the Christmas … Continue reading →

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“Former Ottawa priest convicted of molesting altar boys in 1969-74” & related articles

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Sylvia
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The Ottawa Citizen  (This article also appeared in the Ottawa Sun) Published on: March 30, 2016 | Last Updated: March 30, 2016 3:21 PM EDT Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen Jacques Faucher, shown in 2013, was convicted on charges of gross … Continue reading →

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Court this week

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Sylvia
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Court dates for the week: (1) Father Jacques Faucher Faucher is charged with gross indecency and indecent assault on a male for a “series of inappropriate contacts” with the boy that are alleged to have occurred between 1971 and 1973. … Continue reading →

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A little confusting

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sylvia
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The next court date for ex-priest and previously convicted child molester Donald Grecco on his St. Catharine’s Ontario charges is: 01 March 2016: 09:00 am, “to be spoken to,” courtroom #2, ;16 February 2016: 9 am, Robert S. K. Welch … Continue reading →

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Six new charges against ex priest Grecco

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sylvia
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To my knowledge the sex abuse trial of Father Yvon Faucher continues today in an Ottawa courtroom. Has anyone seen any coverage at all from yesterday?  I can find nothing.  Is there perhaps coverage in the French media which I … Continue reading →

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