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IQALUIT, Nunavut – A defrocked Arctic priest has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for dozens of sex offences against Inuit children.
Eric Dejaeger‘s crimes took place 35 years ago in the remote Nunavut community of Igloolik when he was there as an Oblate missionary.
He was originally supposed to be tried on some of the charges in 1995, but fled to his native Belgium and lived in Oblate homes until he was returned to Canada for immigration violations.
His return roiled long-suppressed memories and traumas in Igloolik.
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