CANADA
Winnipeg Sun
A former archbishop has been denied an appeal of his sexual assault conviction and sentence.
Kenneth (Seraphim) Storheim was found guilty Jan. 24, 2014 of one count of sexually molesting a young boy — and cleared of a charge he molested the boy’s twin — in incidents from nearly 30 years ago.
A Court of Appeal ruling issued Thursday by Justice William J. Burnett dismissed a motion for the court to hear fresh evidence, as well as motions to appeal Storheim’s conviction and sentence.
Storheim was sentenced to eight months in prison, but was out on bail pending the results of the appeal.
At trial, court heard testimony the sexual assault occurred in 1985 when the then pre-teen victim was living with Storheim in Winnipeg and serving as an altar boy. The victim testified Storheim walked naked in the home and would lie on the floor with his hand on his penis.
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