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Phase 1 Written Submissions THE CORNWALL PUBLIC INQUIRY PHASE 1 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS JOHN E. CALLAGHAN PETER E. MANDERVILLE R. REENA LALJI MARK CRANE Counsel for the Cornwall Community February 19, 2009 Police Service -1- PROLOGUE ................................................................................................................ 7 I. MANDATE AND FINDINGS OF THE COMMISSION ..................................... 9 MANDATE OF THE COMMISSION......................................................... 9 FINDINGS OF MISCONDUCT............................................................... 14 Evidentiary Foundation ................................................................. 23 II. POLICING..................................................................................................... 28 THE STATUTORY REGIME GOVERNING POLICING IN ONTARIO ... 28 MUNICIPAL POLICING ......................................................................... 31 CORNWALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND ECONOMIC CLIMATE............... 35 Cornwall Demographics ................................................................ 35 Cornwall’s Economic Climate........................................................ 37 CORNWALL COMMUNITY POLICE SERVICE..................................... 39 THE CORNWALL POLICE SERVICES BOARD IN THE 1990s ............ 47 CIB/SACA .............................................................................................. 48 TRAINING.............................................................................................. 49 AUDIT AND INSPECTION REPORTS................................................... 54 1982, 1984 and 1986 Inspection Reports ..................................... 55 1989 – 1990 (incl. 1991 follow-up), 1993 and 1995 Inspection Reports ......................................................................................... 57 Relationship with the CPSB .......................................................... 59 Morale ........................................................................................... 61 CONFIDENTIALITY ............................................................................... 70 RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM................................................... 76 Note-Taking .................................................................................. 78 Clearance Rates ........................................................................... 79 CPS ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS ....................................................... 80 INVESTIGATING THE POLICE ............................................................. 84 Discipline....................................................................................... 84 Criminal Investigation.................................................................... 88 INTERACTION WITH COMPLAINANTS/VICTIMS................................ 92 Evolution of Victims’ Assistance Programs ................................... 95 -2- VWAP ........................................................................................... 98 VCARS.......................................................................................... 99 Adequacy Standards..................................................................... 99 DUTY TO REPORT ............................................................................. 100 INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ................... 108 The CAS and CPS ...................................................................... 108 School Boards and CPS ............................................................. 117 The OPP and the CPS ................................................................ 121 SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONS STANDARDS........................ 123 Evolution of Provincial Standards................................................ 123 Prioritization of Investigations ..................................................... 128 THE CROWN AND THE POLICE ........................................................ 131 III. THE DS INVESTIGATION .......................................................................... 141 THE INVESTIGATION ......................................................................... 144 December 1992........................................................................... 144 January 1993 .............................................................................. 149 February - March, 1993............................................................... 150 May – September, 1993.............................................................. 157 CST. SEBALJ AND THE CROWN.............................................. 159 THE SETTLEMENT .................................................................... 161 SUPERVISION OF CST. SEBALJ .............................................. 170 CHAIN OF COMMAND ............................................................... 173 OTTAWA POLICE REPORT................................................................ 174 OPP REINVESTIGATION.................................................................... 185 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................... 187 IV. PERRY DUNLOP........................................................................................ 189 OVERVIEW.......................................................................................... 189 DAVID SILMSER’S STATEMENT ....................................................... 192 DUNLOP’S CONTACT WITH COMPLAINANTS ................................. 210 Dunlop’s Contact With Complainants Prior To The Dunlop Action.............................................................................. 213 Dunlop’s Contact With Complainants After The Commencement of The Dunlop Action (While On Sick Leave)... 215 -3- Purpose Of Dunlop’s Contact With Alleged Victims .................... 220 Knowledge Of The CPS While Dunlop Was On Sick Leave ....... 225 DUNLOP’S INVOLVEMENT IN R. v. MARCEL LALONDE.................. 227 PROJECT TRUTH ............................................................................... 233 DUNLOP’S RETURN TO THE CPS (MAY, 1997 - June, 2000)........... 234 ISSUES RELATING TO DUNLOP AFTER HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE CPS ............................................................................................. 256 DUNLOP, GUZZO, NADEAU AND THE MEDIA STORM.................... 260 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................... 270 V. CONSPIRACY THEORY............................................................................. 272 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 272 OPS AND OPP INVESTIGATE “COVER-UP” ..................................... 273 “CLAN” OF PEDOPHILES ................................................................... 276 EVIDENCE THAT ALLEGATIONS UNTRUE....................................... 286 EVENTS LEADING UP TO DUNLOP’S LAWSUIT .............................. 288 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................... 337 VI. OTHER INVESTIGATIONS......................................................................... 339 1. NELSON BARQUE INVESTIGATION.................................................. 339 2. ALBERT ROY ALLEGATIONS ............................................................ 343 3. FATHER GILLES DESLAURIERS INVESTIGATION .......................... 346 4. EARL LANDRY JR. INVESTIGATION ................................................. 353 5. JEAN-LUC LEBLANC INVESTIGATION.............................................. 376 The Investigation......................................................................... 377 Cindy Burgess............................................................................. 383 Long Term Offender Analysis ..................................................... 386 6. MARCEL LALONDE INVESTIGATION................................................ 388 The 1989 Investigation................................................................ 388 David Silmser’s Allegations Against Lalonde .............................. 395 The 1996/1997 Investigation....................................................... 395 Disclosure Issues with Dunlop .................................................... 404 Witnesses from the 1989 Investigation ....................................... 405 7. JEANNETTE ANTOINE ALLEGATIONS ............................................. 407 Suzanne Lapointe ....................................................................... 422 -4- 8. FATHER CHARLES MACDONALD INVESTIGATIONS (VICTIMS OTHER THAN DAVID SILMSER)........................................................ 424 Albert Lalonde............................................................................. 424 John MacDonald ......................................................................... 427 No Contact Request by Father Maloney ..................................... 431 Kevin Upper ................................................................................ 433 Robert Renshaw ......................................................................... 437 9. ROBERT SABOURIN INVESTIGATION.............................................. 437 Andre Lavoie............................................................................... 438 Alain Seguin................................................................................ 442 10. C-10 ALLEGATIONS ........................................................................... 445 11. RICHARD HICKERSON AND
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