Investigation Into Allegations of Church Abuses Continues
Written by Jeremy Zafran on 20 March 2023
Several months after the body of Father Leon Lajoie was exhumed from the St. Francis Xavier Mission in Kahnawake by the Jesuits of Canada, The King International Advisory Group is continuing their investigation into allegations of abuses by certain members of the clergy over the years, including against former Priest Father Henri. The complaints against others have been brought forth over the past several months. Louise Mayo has been appointed as an independent coordinator/advocate by the Jesuits of Canada. She is meeting with the Jesuits tomorrow:
“It was decided that the MCK would independently contract me to work as the independent coordinator, apart from the MCK, because the MCK clearly wants to ensure that it’s not directly involved with this process and it also wanted to ensure that there was additional support for community members who may not feel comfortable in reaching out directly to King associates for an interview.”
Mayo will be involved in the process, that is separate from the Indian Day Schools agreement:
“I will be versed on the process of the intake process, interview process, the follow-up the process and compensation process. What we need to make clear to community members is that it has to be separate from the Indian Day Schools Settlement Agreement. It has to be an incident, a sexual assault that occurred in the Church apart from school. What we’ll do is triage the process and ensure that the individual that has the allegation has the opportunity to share his or her story.”
Louise Mayo can be reached at 514-793-0662.
