CANADA
Brandon Sun

By: The Canadian Press
Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2013

WINNIPEG – Two brothers who say they were sexually abused by an Orthodox priest in Winnipeg will have their testimony considered jointly.

The decision was made by Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Christopher Mainella in the trial of Seraphim Storheim.

Storheim’s defence lawyer had argued each brother’s testimony should not be used to bolster the other’s claim.

The judge ruled each brother’s testimony is important in determining whether sexual abuse occurred.
Storheim is accused of sexually assaulting the boys at separate times in the summer of 1985.