CANADA
The Telegram
Barb Sweet
Published on June 24, 2016
Philadelphia forensic psychiatrist Robert Toborowsky Friday refuted claims that some of a Christian Brother’s actions at Mount Cashel in the 1950s amounted to sexual sadism.
“No? countered Will Hiscock, a lawyer for four John Does in the Mount Cashel civil trial. “What was it? Was he loving?”
“It wasn’t loving and it wasn’t sadistic,” replied Toborowsky, a expert witness for the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp. of St. John’s, which disputes claims it should be held liable for the sexual and physical abuse perpetrated by certain Christian Brothers at the orphanage during the era late 1940s to early 1960s.
“How was it not sadistic?” demanded Hiscock.
“What happened was not sexual sadism,” Toborowsky replied.
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