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Saturday, September 04 2010 @ 08:33 PM EST

Cornwall Inquiry billed $30M in legal costs

Thursday, June 17 2010 @ 09:58 PM EST

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Lawyers for accused pedophiles, sexual abuse victims, the local Catholic diocese and other parties at the Cornwall Public Inquiry have cost Ontario taxpayers $30 million.

Cornwall Sex Abuse Victims Reach Settlement: CTV

Thursday, June 10 2010 @ 07:45 PM EST

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Several victims of the Cornwall sex abuse scandal have agreed to financial settlements.

CTV News reports the Attorney General has confirmed some victims have settled out of court with the Catholic Diocese, the Ontario Government and other Catholic organizations.

The $53-million inquiry offered no answer on existence of alleged pedophile ring!

Friday, December 25 2009 @ 08:12 AM EST

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Some critics argue the $53-million plus spent on public inquiry into sexual abuse in Cornwall area may have been better spent on establishing a first-class hospital or a new ultra-modern arena and community centre.

The cost of producing a more than 2,000 page report, which was four years in the making, could mushroom by millions more if any of the 234 recommendations in the report by Justice Normand Glaude are implemented by the government.

Cornwall moves on after child sex abuse scandal

Thursday, December 17 2009 @ 12:20 AM EST

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The final report into a child sex abuse scandal that marred Cornwall, Ont., for decades has brought relief and some closure to many people in the community.

Dallas Lee, a lawyer representing about 50 people who said they were sexually abused in the eastern Ontario city, said that the reaction he has heard to the findings and recommendations of the Cornwall Public Inquiry has been has been "rather positive."

Huge inquiry fails to find pedophile ring in Cornwall

Wednesday, December 16 2009 @ 11:58 PM EST

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There were 34 victims in a Cornwall child-molestation scandal, but even after a four-year, $53 million public inquiry no one knows if an organized pedophile ring was operating in Eastern Ontario.

Commissioner G. Normand Glaude released his 2,396-page report Tuesday, exposing "a combination of systemic failures, insensitivity to complaints, (and a) reluctance to act" on the part of church, school, children's aid, police and justice officials.

'Police, church, province failed'

Wednesday, December 16 2009 @ 11:03 PM EST

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Ian Macleod, Canwest News Service

Ontario government singled out for censure

CORNWALL - Police, government, the Catholic Church and other institutions failed to respond to decades of alleged and real child sexual abuse here by probation officers, clergy, teachers and others, a public inquiry has found.

4-Year Cornwall Child Abuse Inquiry Completed

Tuesday, December 15 2009 @ 10:41 PM EST

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CORNWALL, Ontario Canada

A judicial inquiry into a suspected pedophile ring operating in Cornwall since the 1950�s concluded today, with the findings condemning the Roman Catholic Church, police and correctional services but failed to press formal charges against anyone.

Timeline: Cornwall Inquiry

Tuesday, December 15 2009 @ 08:39 PM EST

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By Liisa Tuominen, Ottawa Citizen

1992: A former altar boy complains of being assaulted more than two decades earlier by a Cornwall priest, Rev. Charles MacDonald, and a probation officer. He drops the charges after receiving a $32,000 cash settlement from the diocese.

After four years and $53M, Cornwall inquiry set to deliver report

Tuesday, December 15 2009 @ 04:14 AM EST

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By Allison Jones (CP)

CORNWALL, Ont. � An inquiry spurred by murky rumours of a clandestine pedophile ring and cover-up conspiracy in eastern Ontario will release its final report Tuesday, four years after being struck.

The release is the culmination of the Cornwall inquiry, which ended up with a $53-million price tag examining institutional responses to historical allegations of sex abuse.

Cornwall abuse inquiry set to deliver report

Sunday, December 13 2009 @ 10:46 PM EST

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The Canadian Press

An inquiry spurred by murky rumours of a clandestine pedophile ring and cover-up conspiracy in eastern Ontario will release its final report Tuesday, four years after being struck.

The release is the culmination of the Cornwall inquiry, which ended up with a $53-million price tag examining institutional responses to historical allegations of sex abuse.

Report by Cornwall inquiry into sex-abuse response delayed again

Wednesday, October 14 2009 @ 01:14 PM EST

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By Neco burn , The Ottawa Citizen

OTTAWA The Cornwall inquiry into the institutional response to allegations of historic sexual abuse has been granted another extension as it prepares its final report and recommendations.

The inquiry, which was supposed to submit its report by Oct. 15, now has until Dec. 15 to deliver its findings.

The Canadian Situation

Friday, October 09 2009 @ 05:07 AM EST

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Overview: Reports of child sexual abuse by Canadian Roman Catholic clergy, Brothers, and employees appear to have peaked in the 1990s. They have since declined. "The wave of cases now hitting U.S. courts...has already crested" in Canada. 2 Reverend William Kokesch, director of communications services for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said in 2002-MAR: "What the church in the U.S. is now going through, we faced about 10 years ago." 3 It seems that Canadian dioceses recognized the magnitude of abuse sooner than their American counterparts. Most have abandoned earlier policies of denial and cover-up, and have developed programs to handle any new allegations openly and with fairness to the victims.

Three-year, $48M Cornwall inquiry requires more time to deliver

Thursday, July 09 2009 @ 11:26 AM EST

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The Canadian Press

A public inquiry in eastern Ontario examining institutional responses to sex abuse allegations is asking for more time to complete its report.

The three-year, nearly $50-million inquiry heard much testimony about allegations that a pedophile ring operated in the Cornwall area and public officials covered it up.

Long-running, $40M inquiry into handling of Ont. sex abuse allegations near an end

Tuesday, February 24 2009 @ 03:09 AM EST

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After nearly four years, some 180 witnesses and $40 million in taxpayer dollars, a public inquiry struck in the shadow of sensational but unproven allegations that a clandestine pedophile ring once operated in eastern Ontario will draw to a close this week.

Inquiry is over but final submissions Feb. 23

Thursday, February 12 2009 @ 01:24 PM EST

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After three long years, the Cornwall Public Inquiry is finally over.

Well, not really.

Final oral submissions will be made at the inquiry Feb. 23. However, the fact the witnesses are done must come as a huge relief to residents of Cornwall who thought the inquiry would never end.

Cornwall child sex abuse inquiry: That's a wrap

Friday, January 30 2009 @ 03:25 PM EST

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By TREVOR PRITCHARD, Sun Media

More than 3,400 exhibits, 60,000 pages of transcripts

CORNWALL - It will surely go down in Canadian history as one of the most comprehensive public commissions ever held.

Thursday, the final witness left the stand at the Cornwall Public Inquiry, a $40-million endeavour that heard nearly 170 people over the past three years testify about their experience with historical sexual abuse allegations in eastern Ontario.

Three years, 175 witnesses later, inquiry nears end

Thursday, January 29 2009 @ 04:00 PM EST

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By Neco Burn, The Ottawa CitizenJanuary

Testimony wraps up in Cornwall sex-abuse scandal; lawyers� final submissions next

After almost three years, the Cornwall inquiry into the institutional response to allegations of historic sexual abuse heard from its final witness Thursday.

The long-running inquiry resumes next month with lawyers� final submissions. Inquiry head Justice Normand Glaude has until July 31 to submit his report and recommendations.

Justice system just isn't working prosecutor

Thursday, October 23 2008 @ 08:48 PM EST

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Posted By MEGAN HARRISON, STANDARD-FREEHOLDER

The number of child sexual abuse offenders convicted and brought to sentencing in Canada should be seen as a "national disgrace," says a former Alberta prosecutor and sentencing expert.

Ont. orders inquiry into sex abuse allegations in Cornwall to report by next July

Thursday, October 23 2008 @ 08:46 PM EST

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CORNWALL, Ont. � A long-running and costly inquiry into how institutions responded to allegations of sexual abuse in eastern Ontario was given a firm end date Thursday by the Ontario government, which wants the final report next July.

The inquiry in Cornwall, Ont., has been told by the attorney general's office to hear all evidence by Jan. 30, and to wrap closing submissions by the end of February.

Cornwall Public Inquiry

Saturday, September 27 2008 @ 01:07 AM EST

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In broad terms http://theinquiry.ca is about Church authorities, politicians, law enforcement officials, lawyers and judges who collectively turn a blind eye to paedophiles, willfully place children at risk, and are indifferent to the plight of male victims of same-sex sexual abuse. In other words, broadly speaking http://theinquiry.ca is about the value we as a society place on the protection, well-being and security of our most precious asset, or children.

More specifically, but within those broad parameters, http://theinquiry.ca is about the public and highly controversial inquiry into allegations of sex abuse, a paedophile ring and a cover-up which have rocked the community of Cornwall, Ontario and the small Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall for thirteen years.

True or False?

Friday, September 26 2008 @ 11:59 PM EST

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Will the Cornwall Public Inquiry investigate and confirm or deny the following?

1. A paedophile ring has been operating in Cornwall, Ontario for decades.

2. The ring was/is comprised of prominent men in the community, including Roman Catholic clergy, lawyers, doctors, police officers and probation officers.

3. There was and is a cover-up in Cornwall.

4. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria - Cornwall, the Cornwall Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police, the office of the Ontario Attorney General, members of the Ontario judiciary, various Crown attorneys, and others are/ were party to the cover-up.

5. The Charter rights of "alleged" paedophiles in Cornwall consistently trump those of (a) their "alleged" victims, (b) the vulnerable children of Cornwall, and (c) former Constable Perry Dunlop.

Cornwall Public Inquiry Awareness

Sunday, September 14 2008 @ 09:24 PM EST

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- ADMIN Please Visit this site and sign the Petition

We believe no matter where you live, your quality of life, creed, color, nationality or religion, we all share one common philosophy-justice for all. The individuals who go beyond their call of duty should be recognized for doing so, as well as the ones who fall short or shirk their responsibilities. After saying that, we wish to make our intentions known. We are both trying to raise awarness to a great problem we are facing here in Canada.

Bishop wanted to 'punch' priest convicted of sex abuse

Friday, August 29 2008 @ 09:14 PM EST

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By DAVID NESSETH, STANDARD-FREEHOLDER

Present day Bishop Paul-Andr� Durocher took the stand at the Cornwall Public Inquiry Friday to explain his transition into a diocese wrought with scandal.

Durocher, who was coming from Sault Ste. Marie at the time in 2002, shared his thoughts on learning of the local child sex abuse allegations and how as the new Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall he dealt with established diocesan policies on the subject.

Dunlop supporters protest outside Cornwall sex-abuse inquiry

Thursday, August 28 2008 @ 10:38 AM EST

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About 50 people shouted and waved placards outside the Cornwall Public Inquiry Thursday to protest the treatment of a man who refused to testify before the commission and demand his release from jail.

Priest from Albany linked to abuse case

Friday, August 01 2008 @ 05:05 PM EST

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By MARC PARRY, Staff writer

Cleric now deceased got post in Canada after sodomy conviction

ALBANY -- A victims support group on Thursday issued a public call for information about crimes committed by a deceased Albany Roman Catholic Diocese priest, one day after his name surfaced in a Canadian sexual abuse inquiry.

Former bishop out of his element when it came to handling allegations, says priest who had inside info

Wednesday, July 30 2008 @ 02:10 PM EST

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Posted By By Trevor Pritchard

Former bishop Eugene LaRocque was �out of his depths� when sex abuse allegations against Rev. Gilles Deslauriers first surfaced in early 1986, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard Monday.

Bernard M�nard was a priest with L�Arche � a faith community for disabled people � near Glen Roy from 1979 until 1986, and a family friend of Benoit Brisson, one of Deslauriers� victims.

Silmser's abuse allegations rebuffed by priest: Schonenbach

Wednesday, July 23 2008 @ 09:07 PM EST

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Posted By TREVOR PRITCHARD, STANDARD-FREEHOLDER

"What do you expect me to do?"

Those were the words David Silmser heard when he first brought sexual allegations against a local priest to the attention of the Alexandria-Cornwall Roman Catholic Diocese, according to the handwritten notes of an Ottawa priest who testified Tuesday at the Cornwall Public Inquiry.

Diocese had doubts on claim

Monday, June 30 2008 @ 05:57 PM EST

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Posted By BY TREVOR PRITCHARD, STANDARD-FREEHOLDER

Church official felt details were withheld or forgotten

Church officials left a 1993 meeting with serious doubts about David Silmser's sexual abuse allegations against a local Roman Catholic priest, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard Friday.

INQUIRY: Officer made no notes about sex abuse allegation

Monday, May 26 2008 @ 09:47 PM EST

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A city cop told the Cornwall Public Inquiry on Friday he didn't write down an allegation against Rev. Charles MacDonald because the former priest's name only came up "in conversation."

Part of Dunlop story unfolds

Tuesday, May 13 2008 @ 10:27 PM EST

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Posted By Trevor Pritchard

Lawyers at the Cornwall Public Inquiry will try to bring the past two-and-a-half decades in the life of former cop Perry Dunlop into clearer focus next week.

Ex-officer faces harsh judgment

Thursday, May 08 2008 @ 03:23 AM EST

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Colin Perkel The Canadian Press

A former police officer who charged that a pedophile ring operated with impunity in eastern Ontario faces the possibility of being hammered in the final report of the judicial inquiry his allegations helped spark.

Ex-cop who snubbed sex-abuse probe appeals contempt conviction, hires lawyer

Wednesday, May 07 2008 @ 11:42 PM EST

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Written by Colin Perkel, THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - A former police officer serving a jail sentence for refusing to testify at a public inquiry he helped spark is appealing his contempt conviction, but still has no plans to give evidence at the sex-abuse probe.

Dunlop may get slammed

Wednesday, May 07 2008 @ 05:22 PM EST

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Posted By Trevor Pritchard

Former Cornwall cop Perry Dunlop could be slammed in the final report issued by the commissioner of the Cornwall Public Inquiry.

Another police officer may not show

Thursday, May 01 2008 @ 10:57 PM EST

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Cornwall (Staff) �

A second Cornwall police officer who served in the youth bureau during the David Silmser investigation may not appear at the Cornwall Public Inquiry, a witness suggested yesterday.

Courville gets grilled again

Sunday, April 27 2008 @ 10:57 PM EST

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Posted By Trevor Pritchard

Lawyers at the Cornwall Public Inquiry continued to press the former head of the Cornwall Police Services Board about how the public got information about their force during his tenure.

From 1993 to 1996, city lawyer Leo Courville was the chair and one of three provincial appointees on the board, whose responsibility was to provide civilian oversight of the Cornwall police.

CAS not notified of alleged abuse; City police officers didn't think it was necessary

Tuesday, April 08 2008 @ 11:06 PM EST

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Posted By Trevor Pritchard

Two of the principal investigators who looked into sex abuse allegations made against a priest and a probation officer in 1993 "never thought" of notifying the local Children's Aid Society, the Cornwall Public Inquiry heard yesterday.

Commissioner to speak Wednesday on Cornwall sex-abuse inquiry scope

Friday, March 07 2008 @ 03:31 PM EST

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The commissioner of a public inquiry into sexual abuse in eastern Ontario won't comment until Wednesday on whether the commission will throw out certain evidence it has heard and limit future evidence after a ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Former cop at root of 'pedophile ring' claim to learn fate Wednesday

Friday, March 07 2008 @ 03:23 PM EST

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CORNWALL, Ont. � Former police officer Perry Dunlop learns Wednesday how much longer he'll be in jail for refusing to testify at a protracted and costly public inquiry into how authorities handled long-standing allegations of child sexual abuse - an inquiry largely of his own making.

Ex-cop who alleged Cornwall pedophile ring refuses to testify at inquiry

Friday, February 01 2008 @ 02:48 PM EST

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DUNCAN, B.C. - A former police officer credited with bringing to light explosive allegations of widespread child sexual abuse in eastern Ontario says he's convinced the dark stories that have divided the community are true - but he says he won't testify before a public inquiry because he says the justice system hasn't listened to him for 15 years.

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