Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Terrified sex offender beaten by prisoners during heading Ley riot lawyer wants new jail for client by David Kuxhaus a tet reporter a Winnipeg lawyer says he May take Legal action against the province if his client int transferred out of heading Ley correctional prisoner Stan Komarniski was Orfe of several inmates beaten during a bloody riot there in april earlier this he was returned to the jail after an unsuccessful the 33yearold Man was convicted of having sex with a minor and is serv ing a sentence of two years less a defence lawyer Saul Simmonds said sending his client Back to heading Ley could be seen As cruel and unusual whether that will open for us a cause of action is yet to be but were trying to circumvent Simmonds he wants Komarniski moved to Dauphin this Man is not asking for his Simmonds there has to be some recognition that he has some special in an interview Komar Niski said he will not survive if forced to stay at i think ill Basi Cally go he its like i lose a piece of myself every Komarniski said he has been plagued by i had one last night and in it a Bunch of Guys had me tied to the bed and they were Gong to rape treatment but Justice officials say they wont consider a Denis special projects coordinator for Cor said heading Ley is the Only jail that offers Lon term treatment for sex offenders such As he be addressing his offending causes or said adding that counselling relat ing to the riot is also available for Komarniski at Lemoine said the inmate is being housed in the which is separate from the main building where the riot the night of the Komar Niski and dozens of other sex offenders were dragged from their cells and Tor Komarniski said he was beaten with bats and pipes and saw his friends Finger get chopped he said his attackers urinated on him after forc ing him to and then threatened to kill him and eight other they said they were going to get some Cut us across the Chest and the first one who flinched was going to Komarniski More than a dozen inmates were charged in the their trial is expected to get under Way this shortly after the Komarniski was released on bail pending his All the other inmates who were assaulted have since completed their most of them were allowed to do so in Dauphin but Only because that where the Lon term sex offender program was moved to while heading Ley was being Lemoine Winnipeg free press local july 15199 John features Buzz Currie email City a3 Jeff free press Graffiti mess up Osborne Village its costly to eliminate police tag Trio As taggers by Doug Nairne police reporter a Trio of self proclaimed artists accused of leaving their signature work sprayed across the City faces 94 mischief charges after police critics gave their work a big thumbs Over the past few residents and business owners in vital and Boniface have complained about Graffiti and tagging on numerous buildings by people using the signatures Arub and the taggers Spray paint a signature or design in a Public place and consider it to be an Art police Graffiti experts say the taggers compete for notoriety by leaving their Mark on As Many highly visible surfaces As but the tags Are expensive to paint Over and Are an ongoing headache for Many business who pay an average of to cover up the taggers investigators were Able to find 94 spots where they believe the three accused men left their the arrests were made after police identified who belonged to what police spokesman Carl Shier said offi cers working on the Case photographed All the work they could find by the three taggers and will enter the photos As evidence in each tag is like a Shier we can tie them All it is the second time police have been Able to link taggers to a Large amount of their work and charge them with last one of the cites More infamous a 16 year old boy who uses the tag was arrested and charged with More than 50 offences that caused in total in the latest a 17yearold boy and two 18yearold men face a combined 94 of mischief under All Are residents of the area they tagged the Corydon Avenue Biz plans to launch an anti tagging Campaign spokesman Ken Mcdonald said volunteers from Mcdonald youth services will go through the neighbourhood and cover up Graf which Are common in the it Doest look Good to see All the Graffiti defacing Peoples mom sues cos after baby taken by mistake st Boniface general Hospital accused of harassment by Allison Bray staff reporter a whose baby was wrongfully taken from her at birth because her name was Simi Lar to that of an unfit is suing a Winnipeg Hospital and child welfare Agency for the woman claims social workers at Winnipeg child and family services and staff at Boniface Gener Al Hospital subjected her to unwarranted harassment and trauma by taking her Newborn and by mistakenly identifying her As an a risk an a risk mothers the same last name and similar first name to the was on a birth Alert list at the the from win claims the mistaken identity meant she was callously interrogated in regards to substance and child abuse and her baby was temporarily taken from she is seeking punitive and specific damages for loss of fear and harm court records show the infant girl was born on july and taken into cos care two Days later without her mothers interrogated the woman claims when she asked Hospital officials Why she want allowed to see or breastfeed her a Hospital social worker began interrogating her on abuse the Hospital did not advise her of the custody she a social worker from cos questioned her in an harassing and intimidating manner and said she would never see her baby she the woman says social workers accused her of lying about her True identity and rejected her offer to show them her ident Ifica she was Given her baby Back after the real Mother risk showed up at trauma the woman claims the incident of mistaken identity and subsequent treat ment led to severe emotional and psychological she further claims the defendants unlawfully detained and imprisoned her by not allowing her to leave the Hospital with her As information she was entitled to have was withheld and she was treated with Wanton disregard for her rights and Well the woman William said what should have been a simple misunderstanding turned into a Nightmare for his cos lawyer and acting chief executive officer Elizabeth said the child care Agency is aware of the suit and will prepare a statement of if its As in the suit it was something that we would very much regret and do everything in our Power to make sure Doest happen Sellick said the Agency has not changed its policy for alerting Hospital officials to a risk Hospital officials were unavailable for comment versa excited by Hospital meal Deal by Alexandra Paul medical reporter National catering service versa foods is expected to be awarded a multimillion Dollar contract in a controversial privatization scheme to Supply meals to Winnipeg we Are very excited about the Prospect of launching a food services said Joe general manager of Urban shared services the Hospital based management service that is behind the the plan to amalgamate hos Pital food services is estimated to affect 400 to 500 City Hospi Tal employees in the nine hos including dietary Cooks and clerical nearly 250 jobs would Dis worried Union leaders said yesterday they plan to meet with Hospital boards and the health there could be potentially huge Job said Lorraine health care coordinator of the Canadian Union of Public the proposed expected to be signed in the next two Calls for the construction of a Central Kitchen that Wouk Cater three million meals a starting in the food would be assembled on trays at the regional and delivered to the hospitals where it would be Rether Mali Zed warmed management fees to versa it rhe Range of a year under the no government Money is being tapped for capital costs that Are to be covered through private financing and paid off Over 20 years 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