Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg free press May 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Bruce Owen 6977292 Phil h088ack Winnipeg free pbes8 motorcycling minister highways minister Steve Ashton hitches a ride with an unidentified member of the coalition of Manitoba motorcycle groups outside the legislature yesterday after proclaiming May motorcycle awareness the coalition is asking motorists to look twice for and share the Road with nip turning up the heat on paedophiles province adding 11 crimes against children to list for Community notification after release by Dan Letl i positive Man gets 8 years for having unprotected sex 7 Hope you die in jail victim Friend yells by David Kuxhaus Raymond Peter hippos Tive Man who had unprotected sex with unsuspecting partners because it Felt better has been sentenced to eight years in 31 was sentenced after plead ing guilty to four counts of aggravated Man had sex with four Dif Ferent women without telling them he had the aids two of the women have since tested positive for i Hope you die in you a Friend of one of the victims yelled at outside one of the victims said eight years a riot not for four said the its i dont know what to who to be the women Are Between the Ages of 25 and provincial court judge Ray Wyant said Miron showed no regard for the women but was Bent on satisfying his own personal adjectives fall Short of describing the actions of the said he noted that there is a serial nature to the Way he moved from one woman to the court was told that one of the victims got pregnant but had an fearful the baby would be born with she later attempted Miron also has hepatitis b and c according to some May have Only three or four years to the judge said that is not a Factor in he did that it is not entirely Clear whether the two infected women contracted the virus from the judge gave Miron credit for enter ing a guilty sparing the victims the trauma of having to court was told that Miron ignored two Public health orders not to have unprotected Miron told police he refused to Wear a condom because it didst feel As in a Miron referred to him self As jury and executioner and Wayne free press file photo Miron adjectives fall Short apologized to the victims for his Reck less defence lawyer Evan Roitenberg had asked for a three year i know my client is very disappoint said adding that they will consider filing an noted that it was an extremely difficult Case to pass judg ment the province is nearly doubling the number of offences subject to Community notification orders in an Effort to protect children from habitual sexual Justice minister Gord Mackintosh confirmed he is adding 11 new criminal code offences All of which involve crimes against children to the list for which a Community notification order can be under the a Community can be notified if a High risk sex offender is released from an advisory com Mittee made up of Community lawyers and police reviews individual offenders for the notification although Manitoba was the first province to initiate such a Mackintosh said the advisory commit prosecutors and police believed there were loopholes in the list of Eligi ble in too Many police and prosecutors sought Community notification Only to find the particular crime was not or that an eligible Crim Inal charge had been plea bargained to a lesser charge not on the we were very eager to do something More about he the new offences added to the pro Gram manufacturing child soliciting a child prostitute and obtaining the sexual services of someone under the age of Mackintosh said the expansion of the Community notification program is just one of a number of initiatives to provide extra Protection for last Mackintosh announced a child victim which Calls for building new child Friendly courtrooms and waiting training a team of specialized prosecutors to Han dle child abuse cases and pushing for Early trial dates to minimize news of an expanded stable of charges was greeted enthusiastically by it has been extremely said ramp Steve this is a significant step towards enhancing the Winnipeg police Dave Daniels said although there Arent Many applications made each police were still coming across individual offenders who were prime candidates for Community new offences Hare Are the offences subject to the criminal notification program existing i sexual interference i invitation to sexual touching i sexual exploitation i incest i anal Intercourse i bestiality i criminal harassment with sexual component i sexual assault i sexual assault with a weapon i sexual assault with a weapon Caus ing bodily harm i sexual assault causing bodily harm i sexual assault with threats to a third party i aggravated sexual assault i any sexual offence repealed As of 1983 indecent assault on a female indecent assault on a male sexual Intercourse with a female under 14 sexual Intercourse with a female 14 16 Gross added i sexual exploitation involving a disabled person i child pornography manufacturing i corrupting children i indecent acts exposure i trespassing at night if sexual component i solicitation for prostitution minors Only i living on the avails of prostitution Only i obtain sexual services of person under 18 i abduction with sexual component i break and enter if sexual Compo nent i accessories if sexual component i any other sexual offence if its Sion would be consistent with the but who were not convicted of an eligible there Are several types of Community including targeted notify where a specific area or group is to full Public notify where a warning to All Manito bans is issued to the Media with a photo of the outraged Manitoba chiefs ambushed Indian affairs minister Bob Nault at a news conference Here yesterday and demanded More Money for economic development on reserves and greater consultation with native Lead Nault addressed a crowd at the vision quest 2000 conference to announce Ottawa will boost funding for native business ventures to million from Indian affairs minister tells chiefs to get a life by Tracy Tjaden million by next but shortly after calling the new Money a Symbol of a fundamental shift in his departments focus from social to economic Nault got into a screaming match with chiefs who crashed the press conference and demanded to be when we have people like Cowboy Bob Nault cracking the whip on Indian its going to be a yelled rolling River first nation chief Morris telling the chiefs to get a Nault refused to answer their questions and stormed but of the convention Centre meeting the chiefs later told reporters their anger is magnified by faults recent decision to sever funding to Manitoba framework agreement grind ing to a halt the process that was sup posed to build a prototype for native government across funding to the Fais Community consultation coordinators was axed March said Katherine an offi Cial with the Assembly of Manitoba negotiators were called in to reach an agreement Between Ottawa and Manitoba Nault White Cloud said if one int struck in three the agreement will be Dis Hes trying to shut it Down because it would set a said Fox Lake chief Michael co chair of the Fai faults refusal to answer chiefs questions yesterday is symbolic of his heavy handed style of Lawrenchuk this is How he treats us All the time behind closed Lawrenchuk said the additional million Ottawa will spend this year and million next year is but Doest go far he said billion is what reserves in Canada need to handle the housing shortage another billion is needed to bring the Standard of living on reserves up to the rest of he the minister is throwing us Little crumbs with yes its a buyers Market our lots Are Jam packed with Over 200 new hondas and used our our Lender and our sales people All joined forces to eliminate surplus All hondas and used cars will be tagged with special this Victoria Day monday buy that 3021 Pemba my posted on a Ovid 2oo j new Senj vehicles Well buy your Trade straight out for Cash 261958o or 18002550i u
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