Former Saskatoon Priest, Teacher Faces More Sexual Assault Charges

The Star-Phoenix
February 7, 2012

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William Hodgson Marshall (pictured in a 2010 file photo)

William Hodgson Marshall, a former priest and teacher at an all-boys Catholic institution in downtown Saskatoon more than five decades ago, is facing multiple charges in connection with incidents involving teen boys in 1959 and 1960.

Marshall, 89, has been charged with two counts of indecent assault. He is curently in custody in Kingston, Ont., serving a sentence after being convicted last year of sexually assaulting 16 boys and one girl over a span of three decades while working in Ontario. The Ontario Crown is arranging for Marshall to make a court appearance in Ontario to face the charges.

In July 2011, Saskatoon police received two separate reports alleging assaults took place between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1959 and Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1960. The alleged victims, now 66 years old, were 14 at the time. Marshall was a priest and teacher at St. Paul's High School, located then in the 400 block of 22nd Street East.

After the two then-teens came forward to tell their story to The StarPhoenix last year, Saskatoon Roman Catholic diocese Bishop Don Bolen wrote a statement on the issue, saying the church pledged support to help any victims.

"The Diocese expresses its profound sadness and regret that young students, now mature adults, were violated by Marshall and have carried this burden with them for many years," Bolen said last year.