CANADA
The Chronicle-Journal
Northwest Bureau
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A former Anglican Church minister who worked in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario in the 1970s and 1980s has been charged with sexual abuse offences following a lengthy provincial police investigation.
Ralph Rowe, 72, of Surrey, B.C., is to appear in Kenora court on May 31, charged with two counts of indecent assault on a male and five counts of sexual assault.
Provincial police said Tuesday that the charges relate to incidents at Fort Severn, Big Trout Lake, Wunnumin Lake and Kingfisher Lake between 1973 and 1986.
The OPP North West Region crime unit has been investigating reports of sexual offences against Rowe since 1994. The accused was last charged by police in 2009. Since then, new information has come forward, police said.
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