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Sexual Abuse

Priest, Church Face Lawsuits – Retired Vatican Official Convicted in January of Sexual Assaults
  • By: Andrew Seymour, Ottawa Citizen
A dozen multimillion-dollar lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Church and pedophile priest Bernard Prince....
Morale at Cornwall Police Station was Nosediving in Early 1990s
  • By: Trevor Pritchard, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
Morale was so poor among Cornwall police by 1993 that the chief at the time was accusing other officers of carrying out...
Ministry Expresses ‘Deep Regret’ for Sex Abuse
  • By: Trevor Pritchard, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
The deputy minister responsible for overseeing the province's parole and probation system expressed "deep regret" Wednesday for any abuse its clients might...
Founder of Vita Way Farm Named in Abuse Action Against Catholic Diocese
  • By: Almaguin News
A former Chisholm-area priest, founder of a group home for troubled teens, has been named posthumously in a litigation against the Roman...
Suits Allege Ontario Priests Sexually Abused Children
  • By: The Canadian Press
In 1956, Greg O'Connor was a keen Grade 9 student in North Bay and had even skipped a grade, but that soon...
Priests Accused of Abuse in City; Six Clergy Named in Lawsuit; One Still Living
  • By: Carol Mulligan, The Sudbury Star
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie has been hit with six more civil lawsuits from men and women claiming they...
Dead Priest to be Named in Sexual Abuse Suit
  • By: Trevor Wilhelm, The Windsor Star
Wayne Thibert was a freckle-faced outcast when his priest befriended him, then spent the next six years sexually abusing him while warning...
City Cops Drove Probationers to Ken Seguin’s Place: Van Diepen
  • By: Elisabeth Johns, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
Some city cops used to drop probationers off at the home of a probation officer who would later be accused of sexual...
Defrock Sex Abuser Priest, Angry Victims Demand – ‘No Rational Reason Why He Shouldn’t Be Fired’: Lawyer
  • By: Andrew Seymour, Ottawa Citizen
The lawyer representing eight of the 13 men sexually abused by Msgr. Bernard Prince says several of his clients are "adamant" that...
Retired Vatican Official Sentenced to 4 Years for Sexually Assaulting Boys
  • By: CBC News
A retired Vatican official was sentenced Monday to four years for sexual assaults against 13 boys between 1964 and 1984 in Ottawa...