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A priest and his power: Consent and the doomed rape case against a residential school principal

Judge who found Bishop Hubert O’Connor guilty says concept of ‘genuine consent’ decided trial

Rochelle BeckerBethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Rochelle Becker, Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

6 Aug 2025 • 6 min read

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A group of female students standing with a priest outside of St. Joseph's Residential School, 1941. (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)

Rochelle Becker
Rochelle Becker

Rochelle is an investigative journalism intern focusing on the Residential Schools database. She is a student of Humber College’s Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing program.

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