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Engine09 · 06-12-2023, 07:27 PM

This thread could be updated daily with hideous examples of representatives of the church.

Defrocked Nunavut priest arrested on historical sexual assault charges

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pm...ssault-charges

Iqaluit RCMP said Eric Dejaeger, 76, was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant Wednesday in Kingston, Ont., where he was living. Police said he will be transported to Iqaluit to appear on the charges before the Nunavut Court of Justice.

Police gave no details about when and where the alleged assaults occurred, but said the charges stem from investigations conducted between 2011 and 2015.

Dejaeger, who was born in Belgium and became a Canadian citizen in 1977, has previously been convicted of numerous sexual offences.

He served part of a five-year sentence beginning in 1990 for sexual crimes against children in Baker Lake, Nunavut, committed between 1982 and 1989.

Following his release, he learned RCMP were investigating his activities in Igloolik, Nvt., and fled to Belgium. He was extradited back to Canada in 2011 over immigration violations.

In 2015, he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for 32 crimes he committed against Inuit children and some adults between 1978 and 1982 in Igloolik. The offences included indecent assault, unlawful confinement and bestiality.

Dejaeger had pleaded guilty to eight counts and was convicted of a further 24 largely against children between eight and 12 years old. The details of the crimes were so appalling the judge’s sentencing came with a content warning.

Later in 2015, Dejaeger was also sentenced for historical sexual offences against children in Alberta, to be served concurrently with his sentence for the Igloolik charges.

06-12-2023, 07:27 PM	#286
Engine09 Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	This thread could be updated daily with hideous examples of representatives of the church. Defrocked Nunavut priest arrested on historical sexual assault charges https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pm...ssault-charges Iqaluit RCMP said Eric Dejaeger, 76, was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant Wednesday in Kingston, Ont., where he was living. Police said he will be transported to Iqaluit to appear on the charges before the Nunavut Court of Justice. Police gave no details about when and where the alleged assaults occurred, but said the charges stem from investigations conducted between 2011 and 2015. Dejaeger, who was born in Belgium and became a Canadian citizen in 1977, has previously been convicted of numerous sexual offences. He served part of a five-year sentence beginning in 1990 for sexual crimes against children in Baker Lake, Nunavut, committed between 1982 and 1989. Following his release, he learned RCMP were investigating his activities in Igloolik, Nvt., and fled to Belgium. He was extradited back to Canada in 2011 over immigration violations. In 2015, he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for 32 crimes he committed against Inuit children and some adults between 1978 and 1982 in Igloolik. The offences included indecent assault, unlawful confinement and bestiality. Dejaeger had pleaded guilty to eight counts and was convicted of a further 24 largely against children between eight and 12 years old. The details of the crimes were so appalling the judge’s sentencing came with a content warning. Later in 2015, Dejaeger was also sentenced for historical sexual offences against children in Alberta, to be served concurrently with his sentence for the Igloolik charges.