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sgtdjones 2022-08-19 14:19:15 

St Dominic’s Home abuse accused talks forgiveness: I'm a changed man

[quote]The man named in the 1997 Sabga Report as the alleged molester of more than 30 boys at the St Dominic’s Children’s Home has denied all the accusations levelled against him, labeling them as “propaganda and mischievousness. Speaking to Guardian Media on the telephone yesterday, the man said a lot can change in 20 years. And he has also.“Let’s say you did something way back when you were a child, you moved on, you get fired or resign or whatever, all these years you probably change, you get married, have a family, start to go to church,” he said.“So, to bring back something from way back...like God says when you get baptized you are baptized in the sea of forgetfulness, you ask forgiveness, you change your life so long.”

Instead of rehashing what happened over 20 years ago, the man said the authorities should focus on what is currently going on at the children’s homes across the country.According to the 1997 Sabga report, the named former resident of St Dominic’s Children’s Home was accused of molesting more than 30 boys at the institution.“A male member of staff (who was once a resident there) is alleged to have perpetrated multiple sexual acts with a number of children up to the latter part of 1995. These included forced buggery; encouraging boys to have sex with each other while he watched; stripping and beating the older boys while the younger ones looked on; encouraging the children to ‘play’ with him, etc,” the report stated.“He reportedly hit a child who once told about the ‘rough play’ at night. One young boy finally disclosed all and the alleged perpetrator was confronted. He admitted his actions and explained that he too had been abused at St Dominic’s,” the report added.

“The home’s manager asked the perpetrator to volunteer his resignation that day, and all of his leave etcetera was paid to him in full.The report stated that the “most astonishing” thing was that the “perpetrator allegedly got a letter of recommendation from St Dominic’s, and he is now reportedly employed at a health institution.”/quote]

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sgtdjones 2022-08-19 14:24:08 

Trini Comments

Wayne B

Technically he Is confessing, he should be In jail, you think those children don't remember what he did to them, now he talking about church, now if one of these children was my child his azz in real trouble.

Raven Madoxx

This going on in all the Prisons...
In this country once you in Government care of any kind you get abused...
You think all the criminals in this country got insane just so...


Jim Flince

You commit your crimes you have to pay . Talking forgiveness doesn’t forgive you, true repentance and suffering for you sins and crimes will.

Cowgirl

Jim, these statements are quite disturbing

 
Halliwell 2022-08-19 14:34:07 

Sounds like a confession to me big grin

 
sgtdjones 2022-08-19 14:34:09 

‘No fear of God’
San Raphael parish priest tied up, robbed; church prays for his recovery

A Roman Catholic parish priest was tied up and robbed by bandits early yesterday morning leaving him “shaken” but unharmed.
The incident has sent shockwaves throughout the Roman Catholic community and nationally, with many on social media thanking God that the priest was not harmed but angry at the crime situation in the country.

According to police reports and a statement from the Archdiocese of Port-of-Spain just after 1 am yesterday bandits broke into the San Rafael Roman Catholic Church and tied up Parish Priest, Fr Roger Paponette.Fr Paponette’s Parish Secretary Melissa Hobson-Garcia recounted that after 1 am, Fr Paponette was awakened by a loud banging on his bedroom door and flashing lights.

He was tied up by the bandits, who ransacked the presbytery stealing valuable items.
The bandits also made off with personal items belonging to the parish priest as well as his vehicle.


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sgtdjones 2022-08-19 14:35:37 

In reply to Halliwell

Sounds like a confession to me


Thanks for your learned legal opinion, are you an officer of the Court as yet?
Sodden helped, huh?

lol