CANADA
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By Chris Vandenbreekel October 17, 2016
A man running for a position as a Saskatoon Catholic school board trustee is a convicted sex offender.
According to a Saskatoon StarPhoenix story from 2003, Denis Robert Hall pleaded guilty in 1981 to two charges of having intercourse with girls aged 14-16, as well as two counts of indecent assault.
Hall was sentenced to 18 months in jail, and was released in June 1982.
He was sued by one of the girls, who became pregnant. He settled for $3,500 with the girl after she signed not to pursue further legal action.
Hall received a full pardon in 1994. According to the 1985 Criminal Records Act, this means the Parole Board of Canada believed he was “of good conduct” and the conviction “should no longer reflect adversely on the applicant’s character.”
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