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	Abuse Probe Weak: Officer Peterborough Examiner February 14, 2008 http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=902192 A former Ottawa cop says the investigation by Cornwall police into a 1992 allegation of sexual abuse was ineffective, but he didn't see any indications of a coverup. Retired superintendent Brian Skinner testified at a public inquiry yesterday that they were asked to look at how a sex abuse complaint against a city priest was handled in Cornwall. He told the inquiry they were asked to look into whether there was evidence of a coverup by Cornwall police in relation to David Silmser's allegation against Rev. Charles MacDonald. Silmser was offered a $32,000 settlement by the church in the early 1990s after bringing allegations forward. Part of that agreement stipulated that Silmser was not to press criminal or civil charges in relation to the complaint.
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