CANADA
CTV
The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, November 19, 2013
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The defence lawyer for a priest facing dozens of sex abuse charges involving Inuit children is questioning the memory and motivation of the complainants.
Malcolm Kempt has cross-examined a woman who says Eric Dejaeger taped her face-down by her wrists and feet to a bed frame and violated her when she was a little girl.
Kempt asked the witness what Dejaeger was wearing at the time and requested she outline specific events around the attack.
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He also queried her about a $16,000 out-of-court settlement she got from the Catholic Church.
Kempt has said the memory and credibility of alleged victims about events 30 years ago are key to Dejaeger’s defence.
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