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CTV News
13-06-2025
- CTV News
Trial of Waverley man accused of historical sex crimes by two young women continues in Midland
Robert Moroziuk, 50, accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants walks out of the Midland, Ont. courthouse on June 13, 2025. (CTV News / Mike Arsalides) Warning: Content in this article may be upsetting or triggering to some readers. The defence cross-examined a second complainant who alleges she was sexually violated by a Waverley man when she was a child between 2011 and 2015. Robert Moroziuk, 50, is charged with nine counts, including sexual assault, sexual interference, invitational to sexual touching and forcible confinement, relating to allegations made by two young women who said they were children at the time, between the ages of five and 12 and came forward to provincial police last year. Moroziuk heard testimony from his second accuser in a Midland courtroom Friday as defence lawyer Andrew Knott cross-examined the witness trying to find illustrate to the court inconsistencies in testimony and lapses in memory. The witness told the court Moroziuk touched her breasts and pulled down his shorts to expose himself to her in his backyard. When exactly it happened was not clear. The witness previously told the court it was during the summer. Robert Moroziuk Robert Moroziuk, 50, accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants walks out of the Midland, Ont. courthouse on June 13, 2025. (CTV News / Mike Arsalides) The defence repeatedly suggested to the complainant the incidents never occurred. 'I'm going to suggest you don't have an independent recollection of them because they did not happen,' Knott told the witness. '100% they did happen,' said the young woman who described her memory as 'foggy.' She revealed she has been diagnosed with PTSD, depression and anxiety. 'I wouldn't say it is so foggy that I can't remember,' she clarified when pressed by Knott about the reliability of her memory. Knott made a series of suggestions to the witness stating Moroziuk did not expose himself, make comments about her body; including her breasts, try to kiss her or touch her body. The witness disagreed with each of the suggestions made by the defence. She maintained the incidents occurred. Knott, during his approximately two hours of cross-examination of the witness, proposed the complainant only provided a statement to police to help bolster testimony from the other complainant in the case. Identities of the complainants are protected by a publication ban. The Crown told the court it intends to call three more witnesses to testify. The defence said it will also call its own witnesses to testify. The third day of the trial before Justice Philop John Brissette is scheduled for next week in Barrie.
BBC News
11-06-2025
- BBC News
Canon Patrick McEntee: Priest found guilty of eight counts of historical abuse
A priest has been found guilty of eight counts of historical indecent assault against five young Patrick McEntee, 71, from Esker Road in Dromore, County Tyrone faced a total of nine counts of indecent assault dating back to the late who was a teacher at St Michael's College in Enniskillen, had denied all the was found not guilty on one charge of indecent assault. Canon McEntee was charged with four counts of indecent assault on one male between 1988 and was also a single count of indecently assaulting a second male between 1980 and were a further four counts of indecent assault against three males that occurred between 1978 and prosecution told the court that during the late 1970s into the 1980s Canon McEntee abused young boys who were pupils at St Michael' priest took the boys, who were aged between 11 and 17, into his private quarters where some of the boys were made to sit on his knee or touched jury was told it would have to decide if the priest's action "was pastoral care or sexual deviance". Victims speak of priest's abuse During a police interview, Canon McEntee denied ever having touched boys in the way described saying the allegation was "outrageous".During his second police interview Canon McEntee provided a written statement saying he "categorically denied the allegations" and then refused to answer police the trial at Dungannon Court, the jury heard from the five men who accused Canon McEntee of inappropriate told how he was abused "weekly" by the outlined how he'd been made to sit on the priests' knee as he sang the "horsey horsey" nursery rhyme and was touched on his bottom.A third complaint outlined how Canon McEntee had brought a young boy into his personal quarters after he had been "messing about" in class, and how the priest took his trousers down and assaulted him. Accounts 'chillingly similar' The prosecution said that the accounts from the five witnesses were "chillingly similar".Mr McHugh KC asked the jury "why has lightning struck not once but five times".Canon McEntee told the trial that he was "bewildered" by the trial heard that Canon McEntee was a man of "good character" with no prior defence team pointed out inconsistencies in some of the accusations, using pictures to dispute recollections of the priests' private quarters, what the floor covering was and where windows were defence also questioned why some of the accusations were only made after newspaper reports about allegations against Canon McEntee had been the trial, two past pupils told the court that Canon McEntee was an "complete gentleman" who "embodied Christian values" and was well-respected among the pupils and teachers at St. Michaels. 'Significant' sentence Originally from County Monaghan, Canon McEntee taught religious studies at St Michael's and was college president from 1994 until has been a priest for more than 45 years and has been the parish priest of St Davog's in Dromore since March 2023, the Diocese of Clogher announced he had been granted a leave of absence while an alleged safeguarding issue was McEntee was remanded into custody ahead of sentencing in Richard Greene told McEntee that he would face "a significant custodial sentence".
CTV News
09-06-2025
- CTV News
Waverley man on trial accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants
Warning: Content in this article may be upsetting or triggering to some readers. The trial of a Waverley man accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants got underway Monday in a Midland, Ont. courtroom. Robert Moroziuk, 50, is accused of nine counts including: sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and forcible confinement, by two young women who say they were children between five and 12 years of age. Moroziuk has been out on bail since his arrest when he was charged June 24 of last year by Southern Georgian Bay OPP. Southern Georgian Bay OPP detachment The OPP detachment in Georgian Bay, Ont. (CTV Barrie) At the time of the allegations, between 2011 and 2015, Moroziuk owned a convenience store when the first complainant says Moroziuk assaulted her and at his nearby home where he lived with his family. 'Robert sexually assaulted me' she told the court. The young woman said she was as young as five and old as 11 when she was molested by Moroziuk at his home and shop. 'However often I was over there,' she said. During cross-examination defence lawyer Andrew Knott, the complainant told the court she had trouble remembering the specifics of every alleged incident. She said Moroziuk often had his hands under her clothing and on her privates. She testified trying to block the events out of her mind as if they never happened. She told the court she has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She told the court the incidents occurred when other people may have been nearby. The defence suggested the events never occurred, but the witness said they '100 per cent did.' Robert Moroziuk Robert Moroziuk, 50, accused of historical sex crimes by two complainants walks out of the Midland, Ont. courthouse on June 9, 2025. (CTV News / Mike Arsalides) She testified telling her parents eight years ago, but they decided not to get the criminal justice system involved. She said she was about 11 years of age at the time and had not returned to the home or had any communication with Moroziuk since her parents found out. They 'didn't want to put me through all the legal stuff' she told the court when explaining why police were not notified at the time her parents were informed of the allegations. She revealed she only came forward to police after speaking with a counsellor. The second complainant took the witness stand in the afternoon session. She told the court Moroziuk made repeated comments about her breast size and touched her breasts. She described being 'groped' by him. She described Moroziuk kissing her on the lips and exposing himself to her. The witness began to cry when recounting the incidents. 'I never told anyone,' she testified. The trial is scheduled to resume Friday with defence cross-examination of the second witness.
CTV News
30-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Retired priest charged in connection with historical sexual assaults on P.E.I.
An RCMP detachment can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News) A retired priest in facing charges in connection with historical sexual assault on Prince Edward Island. Kings District RCMP began an investigation into a report of sexual offences against a minor in March of 2023. The alleged offences are said to have taken place in the late 1980s. Following an investigation, the RCMP has laid charges against 79-year-old Brendon Earl Gallant. Gallant has appeared in court to answer to one count of sexual interference and once count of invitation to sexual touching. He is scheduled to appear in Georgetown provincial court on June 5. 'Any time there is a crime of this nature there is always the concern that there are other victims. At this stage we have no information showing other incidents,' said Cpl. Gavin Moore, with the P.E.I. RCMP, in a news release. 'A sexual assault complaint can be made at any time, and there is no statute of limitations as to how far back the assault happened. If you are a victim of sexual misconduct, please contact us. You will be listened to, and you will be believed.' If you are a survivor of sexual assault, contact the PEI RCMP at 902-566-7112. If you have information that may assist this investigation contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
