Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 20, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local win Mph March 2001 Joe free press with guns enter Home on Young Street last threat to cabbie Sparks police raid by Holly Moncriel Winnipeg police stormed an inner City townhouse Complex last night after a cab Driver complained his life had been the cab Driver called police after a dispute Over fare ended with the Cus Tomer threatening his police arrived at the Young apartment Block at and took a Man and two other witnesses into the Man suspected of threatening the cabbie was released with an order to appear in court near the end of he will be charged with uttering threats when he appears in said staff Doug the cab an employee of Duffy was questioned by police for almost an hour in the witnesses to death sought Winnipeg police want witnesses who saw a 22yearold prostitute run Down and killed in the cites Low track Early sunday to step police say Charmaine Sanderson was standing in the area of the Northwest Cor Ner of King Street and Sutherland Avenue when she was struck by an unknown car at about the Dri ver then fled the traffic Stu Garrett said police would also like to speak with anyone would had Contact with the Sanderson before she was he also said police do not have much to go on which would Point to whether the Driver deliberately ran Down Sander son or whether it was police add they believe it will be difficult tracking Down the Driver because any potential witnesses do not want to admit they were in an area known to be used by anyone with information is asked to Call the traffic division at 9866268 or crime stoppers at Ageo consent Law rapped after net stalker fined by Mike Mclntyre Canadas controversial age of consent Law is under fire after a Winnipeg Man pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography yester Day and walked away with a Stephen was caught in March 1999 after having a sexually chatroom conversation with a person claiming to be a 15yearold in it was a minister from Michi Gan acting As a computer vigilante in order to catch computer creeps in his but Laroque didst know that Dur ing the two hour he repeatedly attempted to coerce the girl into removing her clothes and pos ing for nude photos and said it was his wildest fantasy to get sexual gratification from someone so he also sent her 19 nude including two of the minister turned the evidence he gathered during the Chat Over to who searched Larocque Home and found dozens of pornographic pictures on his hard drive two involving Chil police charged him with child porno but were powerless to Lay any additional charges against Laroque for his actions towards the person he believed was a Federal legislation Only makes such activity a crime if the child is younger than 14 years it is embarrassing to have to Tell other police agencies our age of consent is Wayne the Lead investigator on the said yes he was frustrated police do you have free reign with children Over its in this Day and we cant shut these Type of people Down once and for said Roz a local childrens advocate and founder of beyond if the minister had snagged an Amer ican Man during his sting the Case would have been far More said Harrison most states require children to be at least 16 years old before they can this causes us a lot of problems and this is just another the Laws Are Only there to protect children 13 and after there on their said last the Federal government introduced new legislation which makes How the stalker tried to lure his prey the following Are chatroom conversations Between a 31yearold Winnipeg Stephen and a person he believed to be a 15yearold Michigan in it was a Church minister posing As the teen in order to trap the Man girl you Are Yery Nice to even though in not sure you really mean Man no no i just want to have some sexual gratification that girl Why would you want someone my age Man because i have a fantasy of sleep ing with a Young soft inno girl in still a does that bother you Man that part of the Man would love to see you with your it illegal to lure kids for sexual purposes via the of would face a maximum penalty of five years in cases like Larocque would not fall under the legislation because it is tied in to the current age of we Are making baby Steps in terms of but our age of consent Laws trip us said cases like this Are a Clear example of How legislation is not Only failing Chil Dren in but new legislation is also failing a free press series by columnist Lin Dor Reynolds last year documented the Lack of consequences for those who seek to entice children there is currently no Law dealing with the exploitation of children using the a fact highlighted in a number of cases in which incidents had been reported to Canadian police officers who were powerless to do anything about Reynolds articles revealed that local children using internet Chat rooms have been stalked by paedophiles who have pursued them with nude lewd letters and personal messages although last weeks proposed changes Are being applauded by police and childrens yesterdays Case shows there is still much work to be said he said the Federal government needs top just a girl i cant believe these girls Are that Brave referring to nude pictures the Man has sent her Man can i have a can isee you fulfil my fantasy girl i would do Man let me see More of you Inyoung girl her screen name Man Ive never seen a naked Feen aged girl i would love to girl ill Man of please take the rest youre girl yeah youve seen better than Man of no i you look i love please take the rest girl Little Ive had some real jerks on Man dont i just want to see your Beautiful to reexamine the age of consent in order for the Law to have a real Impact a Point made earlier this year by the supreme court of Canada in its decision on a Vancouver Man challenging his right to posses kiddie Larocque lawyer tried to get him a discharge yesterday which would have prevented him from getting a criminal provincial court judge Charles Newcombe agreed with Crown attorney Ken champagnes request for a in the Wake of similar punishments for similar cases involving firs time he cited shocking conversations Between Laroque and the person he believed to be half his i dont know what his intentions were he went trolling that Early morn he wanted her to display herself in a Way she Likely would have said it is a very self serving act to request this of a child in but lets face there Are thousands of Larocque out he said the Fine would have been stiffer if Laroque haunt lost his computer following his defence lawyer Grenville Waugh said his a full time Dock was trapped by the Michigan minister and got caught up in something he normally w w a d e c c c a Decca ;