CANADA
CBC News
A Nunavut court judge has ruled that final arguments in the trial of Eric Dejaeger will be heard as scheduled the week of May 26, and will not be delayed by a ‘similar fact’ application made by the Crown prosecutor in the case.
Dejaeger, a 66-year-old former Oblate priest, is facing dozens of charges alleging sexual abuse against children in Igloolik.
In March, the Crown made an application for the court to consider the evidence of each complainant to be in support of the evidence of other witnesses.
Prosecutor Barry Nordin said in court there were similarities in what was presented by the complainants.
Dejaeger’s lawyer argued against the application, saying witnesses may have colluded against Dejaeger prior to the trial.
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