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He was convicted in 1996 of committing [[rape]] and [[indecent assault]] on two young Indigenous women during the 1960s when he was a [[Roman Catholic priest|priest]].<ref name="TS1996">{{cite news |title=B.C. bishop guilty of sex assaults on 2 students |work=Toronto Star |agency=Canadian Press |date=26 July 1996 |page=A2}}</ref> He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison by Justice [[Wally Oppal]], who later became the [[Attorney General of British Columbia|British Columbia Attorney General]] from June 16, 2005 to June 10, 2009. After serving six months, the disgraced clergyman was released on $1,000 bail pending an appeal. The BC Court of Appeal later acquitted him of the assault and ordered a new trial on the rape charge.<ref name="Hawthorn">{{cite news |last1=Hawthorn |first1=Tom |title=Disgraced B.C. bishop dead of heart attack |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/disgraced-bc-bishop-dead-of-heart-attack/article1079249/ |accessdate=5 January 2019 |work=Globe and Mail |date=27 July 2007}}</ref> |
He was convicted in 1996 of committing [[rape]] and [[indecent assault]] on two young Indigenous women during the 1960s when he was a [[Roman Catholic priest|priest]].<ref name="TS1996">{{cite news |title=B.C. bishop guilty of sex assaults on 2 students |work=Toronto Star |agency=Canadian Press |date=26 July 1996 |page=A2}}</ref> He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison by Justice [[Wally Oppal]], who later became the [[Attorney General of British Columbia|British Columbia Attorney General]] from June 16, 2005 to June 10, 2009. After serving six months, the disgraced clergyman was released on $1,000 bail pending an appeal. The BC Court of Appeal later acquitted him of the assault and ordered a new trial on the rape charge.<ref name="Hawthorn">{{cite news |last1=Hawthorn |first1=Tom |title=Disgraced B.C. bishop dead of heart attack |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/disgraced-bc-bishop-dead-of-heart-attack/article1079249/ |accessdate=5 January 2019 |work=Globe and Mail |date=27 July 2007}}</ref> |
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The Crown later dropped the rape charge when O'Connor participated in a seven-hour healing circle in Alkali Lake, a |
The Crown later dropped the rape charge when O'Connor participated in a seven-hour healing circle in Alkali Lake, a Secwepemc First Nations community near Williams Lake.<ref name="Hawthorn" /> |
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Revision as of 19:51, 23 July 2022
Hubert Patrick O'Connor (1928 — 24 July 2007) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Prince George in Prince George, British Columbia, who was forced to resign following sex abuse charges being filed against him.
Church career
O'Connor was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He became a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and worked mainly with Indigenous communities in British Columbia. He served as principal of the Williams Lake Indian Residential School during the 1960s.[1] He became bishop of Whitehorse in Yukon in 1971 and was named bishop of Prince George in 1986.[2] He resigned from his position in Prince George in 1991 after being charged with sexual assaults.[1]
Sexual assault charges
He was convicted in 1996 of committing rape and indecent assault on two young Indigenous women during the 1960s when he was a priest.[1] He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison by Justice Wally Oppal, who later became the British Columbia Attorney General from June 16, 2005 to June 10, 2009. After serving six months, the disgraced clergyman was released on $1,000 bail pending an appeal. The BC Court of Appeal later acquitted him of the assault and ordered a new trial on the rape charge.[3]
The Crown later dropped the rape charge when O'Connor participated in a seven-hour healing circle in Alkali Lake, a Secwepemc First Nations community near Williams Lake.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "B.C. bishop guilty of sex assaults on 2 students". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. 26 July 1996. p. A2.
- ^ "Death of Most Reverend Hubert O'Connor, O.M.I." Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. 25 July 2007.
- ^ a b Hawthorn, Tom (27 July 2007). "Disgraced B.C. bishop dead of heart attack". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 January 2019.