You Can Do It

By Sylvia
The Sylvia's Site
November 17, 2013

http://www.theinquiry.ca/wordpress/2013/11/17/you-can-do-it/

The long-awaited sex abuse trial of Father Eric Dejaeger omi starts tomorrow morning (Monday, 18 November 2013) at 09:30 am in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

The trial is scheduled to last five weeks.  That of course can change, both ways.  It could be over earlier if the Crown and defence manage to move through the witnesses faster than anticipated, and, on the other hand, it could last longer if there are glitches with witnesses, or, for example,  – and Heaven forbid! – if Dejaegwer decides to claim that his Charter right to speedy trial has been violated.  If Dejaeger has not waived his right to make that claim then it is a possibility.  I hope and pray he doesn’t stoop that low to try to get off on a  technicality like that.  Trying to go that route would not necessarily mean victory, but it could tie things up for a good spell.

As always, we shall see

Keep the complainants in your prayers.  Many will be preparing to fly in to Iqaluit from Igloolik and other areas to testify.   It’s taken a long long time for all of them waiting for this day to come.  I pray that each and everyone of them has his or her day in court, and that all stay strong, and keep their heads and cool under cross-examination.

You can do it.  Each and every one of you, you can do.  My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Finally, for those who missed it, here’s a blog which gives an idea of what to anticipate:

07 November 2013: BLOG Far from exhaustive…

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Re Project Spade and those charged in the massive child porn sweep. Many, myself included,  were wandering why the names were n0t being mentioned.  Well, here in Ottawa it’s because all nine Ottawa men charged as a result of Project Spade have already been charged and publicly identified.  And even though each of those nine accused was publicly identified when the charges were laid, and even though the charges were laid between November 2011 and February 2013, the charges were not linked to Project Spade, – and Ottawa police will not re-release their names.

14 November 2013:  Nine Ottawa men among those charged in massive child porn investigation

Here’s the relevant quote from the article:

Ottawa police said Thursday they would not re-release the names of the those charged in Project Spade.

Ottawa police released the names and charges after each arrest between November 2011 and February 2013, but didn’t link them to the international investigation.