Press Releases

Press Statement October 27, 2008
Published October 27, 2008
It is never too late for truth more...

Press Conference October 27, 2008 in Chatham
Published October 24, 2008
Father Laurent (Lawrence) Paquette more...

Father Jean-Claude Etienne Victims Settle
Published October 16, 2008
After decades of silence and pain and more recently following years of outspoken defiance these men have finally achieved some justice. more...

Justice and Healing can be Achieved
Published October 15, 2008
2 victims of Father Jean-Claude Etienne have truth, healing and justice more...

Sylvestre Press Conference October 6, 2008 in Chatham
Published October 06, 2008
Public update on progress of Sylvestre litigation more...

It is an all too familiar story. A priest, altar boys and.......... scandal.
Published April 07, 2008
The criminal chapter of this sorry tale ended earlier this year with Monsignor Bernard Prince being convicted and sentenced to four years in prison for sexually abusing 13 boys. Considering his age and our system, it is unlikely that he will serve the full sentence. His victims on the other hand will never escape the life sentences of mental anguish which he has inflicted upon them. more...

Press Conference at the Best Western Inn and Conference Centre in Pembroke
Published April 03, 2008
The London law firm of Ledroit Beckett Litigation Lawyers will be holding a Press Conference at the Best Western Inn and Conference Centre in Pembroke, located near the intersection of Hwy 17 & 41, commencing at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 7, 2008. more...

We are here today to expose the crimes of six men, six priests, six predators who have violated the very essence of what they represented.
Published January 29, 2008
We are here today to expose the crimes of six men, six priests, six predators who have violated the very essence of what they represented. Rather than being a force of good they descended into evil. And it is their own victims who following decades of struggling with the impact of that evil have found the strength to come here today to set the record straight. more...

Ledroit Beckett Litigation Lawyers, as the legal representatives of a significant number of those victims, issues this Press Release in response.
Published December 20, 2006
Today, Wednesday December 20, 2006 the Roman Catholic Diocese of London issued a "Progress Report" with respect to the matters surrounding the sexual abuse inflicted by their priest Father Charles Sylvestre on over 50 female victims during a three decade period. more...

The issue of clergy sexual abuse of minors and the institutional Church's handling of such has been a matter of great public interest.
Published November 13, 2006
The issue of clergy sexual abuse of minors and the institutional Church's handling of such has been a matter of great public interest. Just this past year two Diocese of London priests, Father Charles Sylvestre (3 years) and Father Konstanty Prsybylski (5 years) have been sentenced to penitentiary terms for sexual crimes against young persons. more...

The issue of clergy sexual abuse of minors and the institutional Church's handling of such has been a matter of great public interest.
Published November 10, 2006
The issue of clergy sexual abuse of minors and the institutional Church's handling of such has been a matter of great public interest. Just this past year two Diocese of London priests, Father Charles Sylvestre (3 years) and Father Konstanty Prsybylski (5 years) have been sentenced to penitentiary terms for sexual crimes against young persons. more...

Ledroit Beckett Litigation Lawyers issued lawsuits on behalf of victims of sexual abuse at the hands of two former London Diocese priests.
Published November 07, 2006
Richard Corbett of Wheatley Ontario is suing for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of Father Barry D. Glendinning, which occurred in 1964 and 1965 when Richard was a 15 year old parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Windsor. more...

Catholic Bishops from all over Canada are meeting here in Cornwall as part of the annual meeting of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)
Published October 16, 2006
This week Catholic Bishops from all over Canada are meeting here in Cornwall as part of the annual meeting of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). They will discuss many common issues faced by the Canadian Catholic Church and we are here today to offer them input on a particular problem, that being the sexual abuse of children by clergy. more...

Press Conference at the St. Lawrence West conference room of the Cornwall Ramada Inn
Published October 13, 2006
The London law firm of Ledroit Beckett Litigation Lawyers will be holding a Press Conference at the St. Lawrence West conference room of the Cornwall Ramada Inn located at 805 Brookdale Ave. Cornwall, Ontario. The conference will commence at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 16, 2006. more...

Press Conference at the Holiday Inn Barrie Hotel and Conference Centre
Published August 16, 2006
The London law firm of Ledroit Beckett Litigation Lawyers will be holding a Press Conference at the Holiday Inn Barrie Hotel and Conference Centre, in The Fairview Room, located at 20 Fairview Road, Barrie, commencing at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 21, 2006. more...

Press Conference at the Wheels Inn
Published May 29, 2006
The London law firm of Ledroit Beckett Litigation Lawyers will be holding a Press Conference at the Wheels Inn located at 615 Richmond Street in Chatham, Ontario, commencing at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2006. more...

Announcement of litigation and a potential compensation plan for the victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by Father Charles Henry Sylvestre Press Conference
Published January 16, 2006
The London law firm of Ledroit Beckett Litigation Lawyers will be holding a Press Conference at their offices located at 630 Richmond Street, commencing at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2006. more...

Story of Tom Lawrence
Published December 22, 2004
Reports of sexual abuse of children is becoming an all to common news item in the Canadian media, but the story of Tom Lawrence shows just how devastating that effects of abuse can be. more...