CANADA
Times Colonist
Louise Dickson / Times Colonist
February 25, 2013
A Roman Catholic priest has been found guilty of sexually touching a young person while in a position of trust.
This morning, the young man — whose identity is protected by a court order — burst into tears as B.C. Supreme Court Justice Miriam Gropper convicted Father Phil Jacobs, 63, of sexually touching him when he was between 14 and 18.
The offence occurred between Jan. 1, 2000, and June 30, 2001, when Jacobs was parish priest at St. Joseph the Worker in Saanich. It carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
Jacobs, who resigned from the parish in 2002, was acquitted of three other charges: sexual assault; and two counts of sexual touching a young person under the age of 14.
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