Vancouver Sun
February 12, 2011
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| Eric Dejaeger, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest who escaped prosecution for 15 years for sex crimes against Inuit children was returned to Canada Wednesday, because of an immigration violation in his native country. |
IQALUIT, Nunavut — A Catholic priest who faces a series of sex abuse charges dating to the late 1970s in Nunavut will make his first appearance before a judge March 21 in Iqaluit.
Eric Dejaeger was to have faced a show-cause hearing on Feb. 11 but that hearing was delayed because lawyers are still waiting for a report from Belgian police.
Dejaeger fled to Belgium after 1995, after serving time for sexually abusing minors in Baker Lake. He'd been wanted by Interpol since 2001.
Dejaeger's lawyer, Andy Mahar, told a justice of the peace that he and the Crown are growing wary of the delay.
On Feb. 9, prosecutor Paul Bychok said the Crown added a new charge against Dejaeger, one count of indecent assault against a female.
Dejaeger now faces a total of nine counts of indecent assault and one charge stemming from his failure to appear for a 1995 court date.
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