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	Sylvestre's Death Natural By Ian Elliot London Free Press January 24, 2008 http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/CityandRegion/2008/01/24/4790427-sun.html KINGSTON — Disgraced and defrocked priest Charles Sylvestre died of natural causes at Kingston Penitentiary, a coroner's jury ruled yesterday. It took the jury only about 20 minutes to deal with the case of Sylvestre, who died in prison almost one year ago to the day, on Jan. 22, 2007, where he was serving time for molesting girls in London, Chatham, Paincourt, Sarnia and Windsor over a 30-year period. Inquests are mandatory when a person dies in prison, but in one of the most rapid death-in-custody hearings in recent memory, the jury found Sylvestre died of natural causes. "It was fairly straightforward," said presiding coroner Dr. Ross McIlquam. Sylvestre suffered from numerous health problems, including age-related dementia. The official cause of his death was pneumonia. Sylvestre, from the London diocese, pleaded guilty in 2006 to 47 counts of sexual assault against the young girls while he was a priest.
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