CANADA
Times Colonist
By Louise Dickson, Times Colonist December 12, 2012
Warning: This story contains graphic details.
A former student at St. Joseph’s Catholic School said he was scared and confused when Father Phil Jacobs touched his genitals in a back room of the parish church.
The young man, whose identity is protected by a court order, appeared ill at ease as he testified Tuesday at Jacobs’s trial by judge in B.C. Supreme Court.
Jacobs, 63, was parish priest at St. Joseph the Worker in Saanich from 1997 to 2002. He is charged with sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference with a person under 14 and sexual touching. The incidents are alleged to have occurred between September 1996 and June 30, 2001.
“It was all very confusing,” the young man said. “When you went to school, you’re taught that priests are someone you can trust, that you can confide in. They were good people. It’s tough to understand that.”
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