Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 18, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg free october 18 1995 just Defehr Heads into the future with a new attitude that reflects a renewed commitment to the More leather upholstery styles complementary Interior design consultation free Toffee cookies always available ask about our upcoming Interior design workshops furniture at its Best Lac Defehr Stepdad guilty girls cd of sex offences by Lara Schroeder free press correspondent Dauphin after years of Legal wrangling it took just two Days to convict William Robert Doucet of commit Ting acts of Gross indecency against his stepdaughter in the in a trial that was scheduled to last two court of Queens Bench Justice James Smith sentenced Doucet yesterday to six months in jail followed by two years probation for forcing his 14 year old stepdaughter Ann Justice to perform fellatio on him several times in upon hearing the Doucet lowered his head and cried he left with family Mem Bers without making a Justice left the courtroom after giving her visibly shaken by the charges of committing rape and having sexual Intercourse with a minor based on repressed Mem ories that Justice said came out in counselling in 1991 were Dis it was the crowns View that without sufficient evidence to corroborate justices repressed memories there want enough Evi Dence to Crown attorney James Ross said after the the conviction on the charge of Gross indecency was not based on repressed memories but on Evi Dence Justice gave about acts she has never Smith also ruled Craig pow Ells evidence the Crown prove that Powell who was flown in from Australia haunt promised not to reveal what Doucet had told Powell had counselled Doucet and Justice at the Brandon mental health Cen tre in Ross would not Rule out the possibility of appealing Smiths ruling to disallow powells the Case which began shortly after Justice launched a civil Case against Doucet and the Manitoba child and family services depart ment in 1992 was the first in Manitoba allowed to proceed on the basis of repressed ruling a court of Queens Bench judge originally stayed criminal charges against Doucet after ruling that the Crown was in conflict of interest after the civil suit was launched against the last the court of Appeal overturned that decision and rein stated the charges against he was charged with unlawful Intercourse with a female Between age 14 and and Gross defence counsel John Menzies said Doucet Hast yet decided if he will launch an scavengers the director of marys Academy confirmed that girls from the school were involved in a weekend scavenger Hunt that saw two Pauls High school students expelled yester we dont know yet who was there and what was their level of said Susan several students have come for she and the school is interviewing students and will talk to parents to decide if discipline will be she the schools investigation is expected to be Complete by the end of this if marys students have been involved in past scavenger Hunts said to be an annual event at Pauls the school never knew about Nikeem once the interviews Are the school will look at ways to prevent students from taking part in future scavenger she students who contacted the free press saying they were from marys alleged one girl ran naked through the and one partly naked girl bought something in a the students said the scavenger Hunt has been a tradition with the two schools for a Long they said Grade 11s and 12s broke up into eight half a dozen or so in each the Pauls boys ran afoul of school administration when they tried to collect 122 items in a week end scavenger police said collecting 75 per cent of the items would have been to Aid environment 78 primers phone 9495555 sunday item pm closed monday by Cameron Dueck free press correspondent Winnipeg area youths involved in environmental programs have received almost in funding from the environmental youth corps pro the provincial established in Grants up to to communities involving Young people in environmental it is funded through the sustain Able development innovations last More than Manitoba youths participated in the Community organizations in Winnipeg that Benefit from the program Are Winnipeg boys and girls clubs received for projects involving 20 Young la Salle school involves up to 173 youths in its environmental projects and received to Pur Chase materials for building Bird houses and nesting covenant Christian reformed Church received to involve 85 youths in a Spring fort Whyte Centre involves up to 260 youth at summer nature Day Camp and received for its recycling the Dugald costume museum received for its tall grass Prairie Penner school Environ ment committee received for its program involving 125 Andrews school received for a tall grass Prairie pro Gram involving 75 exclusive special Purchase from Jones new Yerk encore group jackets Forth or mouses or sweaters exclusive special Purchase from Evan Picone 100 jackets Panto or skirts blouses 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