CANADA
Metro
By Phoebe Ho
A 90-year-old priest will be released this Thanksgiving after serving a two-year sentence for sexually abusing more than a dozen children across the province.
Rev. William Hodgson Marshall was convicted in June 2011 for sexually abusing 16 boys and one woman while he was working at schools in Windsor, Toronto, and Sudbury from 1952 to 1985. He now automatically qualifies for statutory release after serving two-thirds of his sentence under federal law.
Parole conditions have been imposed indicating Marshall must avoid any location where children are present, he must report any relationship with an adult who cares for children and avoid any contact with the victims and their families
Living arrangements have been made for the disgraced priest to stay with his former employer and religious order, the Congregation of St. Basil, says the Basilian Fathers’ spokesperson Rev. Timothy Scott.
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