Edward French
Edward French (b ? - ) is a Canadian Christian Brother who was convicted in 1991 of indecent assault against children as part of the Mount Cashel Orphanage scandal in Newfoundland, Canada.[1]
He received a prison term of 12 months for his crimes.[2] (Crown v. French (1991), 93 Nfld. and P.E.I.R. 34 (Nfld. Sup. Ct. Trial Division).
Time at Mt. Cashel Orphanage
In the 1990s, criminal proceedings began against members of the Christian Brotherhood in Newfoundland. The proceedings were based on allegations of physical and sexual abuse against boys at the Mount Cashel Orphanage during the 1980s. It was alleged that the Brothers were allowed to escape prosecution at the time if they left Newfoundland[3].
Time at Saint Thomas More Collegiate (British Columbia)
Several Brothers left Newfoundland and went to teach at St. Thomas More Collegiate in British Columbia. These included French, as well as Joseph Burke, Edward English, and Kevin Short[4].
The subsequent lawsuits[5] by the Mount Cashel victims against the Christian Brothers organization threatened to close STMC in 2004[6]. The story received considerable press coverage and was covered as widely as in Pakistan[7].
Footnotes
- ^ http://www.lcc.gc.ca/research_project/ica/pubs/besrep/part_2-en.asp
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ http://www.multiline.com.au/~johnm/ethics/integrity2.htm
- ^ http://www.library.mun.ca/qeii/cns/archives/exhibits.php
- ^ http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2002/just/1213n07.htm
- ^ http://www.nopedo.org/english/pages/actualite12.html
- ^ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-5-2002_pg4_3
See also
- Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
- Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses
- Joseph Burke (teacher)
- Edward English
- Kevin Short
Crimen sollicitationis - Pontifical Secret
- Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film)
- Sex Crimes and the Vatican (Panorama Documentary Episode)
- Barbara Blaine founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)
- Red Hot Catholic Love, South Park television episode
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