Race card being used to get out of sexual abuse charges
 

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Charges against a dozen students accused of harassing one of their classmates at a Toronto high school may be dropped if they agree to a deal.

The 12 teens – all of whom face lesser charges in the case, which stemmed from a female student’s allegations of abuse at James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School – would apparently have to admit responsibility for their actions, although they’d be pleading not guilty, and agree to a court-ordered program.

The program, likely consisting of counselling or volunteer work, would have to be completed before the charges were dropped.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act allows such an alternative, which is directed at teens who are accused in a criminal case but have no previous record.

At least one girl, charged with one count of threatening death, has reportedly accepted the deal. Others may follow, but it’s been suggested their lawyers are waiting for more evidence to be brought forward before agreeing to it.

No such offers were made to four others accused in the case – they’re facing more serious charges of sexual assault.

The 16-year-old complainant came forward last November, telling a teacher she had endured 14 months of sexual abuse and threats from students. The teacher then contacted police, who arrested two teens a day later.

The following Monday, 14 more students were arrested at the school – a move that shocked and infuriated parents.

Four boys were charged with sexual offences in the case, while the remaining 12 – ten boys and two girls – faced counts of criminal harassment or threatening death.

All were released on bail, but with conditions.

Parents of the accused complained that the allegations and arrests were racially motivated – all of the accused are black, while the accuser is white.

The youths are due back in court Feb. 21.


If all of the people who did this to a 16 year olf were black then thats why they are accused. If it was whites doing it too they would also be accused. I love how people use the race card to try and excuse or detour the public from there kids actions. Sickening.

:smilie_da i agree with you %100

It's if I were in control every last one of them would be tossed in a cell with some sex starved convict. That girl is going to be ****ed up for the rest of her life because of it. The fact that girls were involved with it is even worse.

thats nuts... freaking 16 years old and like this goes around..... what happens when they are in like oac or university and , problems are probably going to be worse

Likely they won't make it that far in school if they're so busy causing stupid like that.

If you break the law, you should be forced to face the consequences regardless of race. Skin colour is irrevelent to sexual harassment.