Foster parent gets 9 years

A 71 year old man convicted of several charges of sexual abuse against two young children in his care as a foster parent has been sentence to 9 years in a penitentiary this morning in Picton. The man, who cannot be named as it would reveal the identity of his victims, stood in stunned silenced as police placed hand cuffs on him and led him away to prison. Meanwhile several members of the gallery sobbed–relieved this horrifying chapter in their lives was at an end.

Yet the 71 year old, described in court testimony as a “manipulative” “sexual predator” bears no remorse for his action and as Judge Blishen found “little insight into the harm he has caused these young girls. He has indicated his intention to appeal his conviction.

More to come.