CANADA
CTV
Geordon Omand, The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, February 17, 2015
VANCOUVER — A judge has thrown out another sexual assault lawsuit against former Vancouver Olympics CEO John Furlong.
In a decision released Tuesday, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Miriam Gropper dismissed a claim filed in 2013 by Grace West.
She alleged Furlong sexually assaulted her while he was a teacher at Immaculata Elementary School in Burns Lake in 1969 and 1970.
Referencing school records submitted by Furlong’s lawyer, Gropper concluded that West was not a student at the school at the time of the alleged abuse.
“On the basis of that evidence and there being no evidence to the contrary, I must find that Ms. West did not attend Immaculata in 1969 to 1970,” Gropper said in a written ruling. “Her claim against Mr. Furlong, alleging that she was abused while a student at Immaculata in that school year, is not sustainable.”
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