Brent Hawkes, Toronto pastor, charged with sex assault in Nova Scotia

[twizz]

Brent Hawkes, Toronto pastor, charged with sex assault in Nova Scotia
Hawkes eulogized former NDP leader Jack Layton
Rev. Brent Hawkes

Rev. Brent Hawkes, of the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto, has been charged with indecent assault and gross indecency in Nova Scotia. (Eric Foss/CBC)

A prominent pastor in Toronto, Brent Hawkes, has been charged with sex assault in Nova Scotia, Hawkes's lawyer Clayton Ruby confirmed to CBC News.

Ruby said Hawkes has been charged with indecent assault and gross indecency in Kings County.

The 65-year-old is well-known for giving the eulogy for the former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton at his funeral.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/brent-hawkes-toronto-pastor-charged-sex-assault-nova-scotia-1.3429452

 

[jcpro]

Brent Hawkes, Toronto pastor, charged with sex assault in Nova Scotia
Hawkes eulogized former NDP leader Jack Layton
Rev. Brent Hawkes

Rev. Brent Hawkes, of the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto, has been charged with indecent assault and gross indecency in Nova Scotia. (Eric Foss/CBC)

A prominent pastor in Toronto, Brent Hawkes, has been charged with sex assault in Nova Scotia, Hawkes's lawyer Clayton Ruby confirmed to CBC News.

Ruby said Hawkes has been charged with indecent assault and gross indecency in Kings County.

The 65-year-old is well-known for giving the eulogy for the former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton at his funeral.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/brent-hawkes-toronto-pastor-charged-sex-assault-nova-scotia-1.3429452

I'm sure he was just trying to get a massage.

 

[Aardvark154]

If true, tragic for the victims and for those who trusted Brent Hawkes.

 

[Sniper Jr.]

If true, tragic for the victims and for those who trusted Brent Hawkes.

If false, tragic for Brent Hawkes and all the other poor saps like him whose lives are ruined by the accusation of doing something decades earlier that can't be proved or disproved at this point.

 

[wazup]

Doesn't say who they were against, children I assume, never heard of a priest liking women. Of course he's gonna say he's innocent, but history is not on his side. I'm sure he's guilty like all the rest.

Wait and see, if he's guilty this likely isn't a one time event, more accusers might come forward.

 

[ogibowt]

Brent Hawkes, Toronto pastor, charged with sex assault in Nova Scotia
Hawkes eulogized former NDP leader Jack Layton
Rev. Brent Hawkes

Rev. Brent Hawkes, of the Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto, has been charged with indecent assault and gross indecency in Nova Scotia. (Eric Foss/CBC)

A prominent pastor in Toronto, Brent Hawkes, has been charged with sex assault in Nova Scotia, Hawkes's lawyer Clayton Ruby confirmed to CBC News.

Ruby said Hawkes has been charged with indecent assault and gross indecency in Kings County.

The 65-year-old is well-known for giving the eulogy for the former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton at his funeral.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/brent-hawkes-toronto-pastor-charged-sex-assault-nova-scotia-1.3429452

I don't have an opinion on his guilt or innocence....but it curious to me why you didn't mention that the charges are from something he is alleged to have done decades ago

 

[twizz]

I don't have an opinion on his guilt or innocence....but it curious to me why you didn't mention that the charges are from something he is alleged to have done decades ago

I copied and pasted it. I do know the allegations are from 40 years ago, The CBC has probably updated it by now though.

 

[twizz]

Doesn't say who they were against, children I assume, never heard of a priest liking women. Of course he's gonna say he's innocent, but history is not on his side. I'm sure he's guilty like all the rest.

Wait and see, if he's guilty this likely isn't a one time event, more accusers might come forward.

According to the movie "Spotlight" very few of them like little girls but those who do, do exist.

 

[thischrisguy]

Brent is a really good guy, and I'd be shocked if the allegations were true. He is completely denying the charge, not saying "I thought it was consensual" or anything, and I believe him.

 

[LickRus]

I agree Brent is a good guy, but everything is possible. Pervs are in all sectors, like this high profile Imam from Calgary:

Canadian Imam Who Molested Minnesota Women Is Stripped of Refugee Status Jan 12, 2016

A high-profile Calgary imam appeared in federal appeal court on Tuesday morning to challenge a decision to strip him of his refugee status because of outstanding 2006 sexual assault charges in the United States.
The case has gone back and forth between the Immigration and Refugee Board and the federal appeal court. The board revoked Hersy’s protected status in Canada and he appealed.

Abdi Hersy was accused of sexually assaulting two female patients while he was working in 2006 as a respiratory therapist in Minnesota.
Raj Sharma, the lawyer for Abdi Hersy, essentially made the same arguments he’d made in previous court appearances. Sharma reiterated the allegations against Hersy are unproven and his client’s life would be at risk if he was deported back to Somalia.

The prosecution argues Hersy misrepresented himself, and did not try to deal with the charges until it became obvious that it would affect his refugee status in Canada.
Hersy lost his job and soon after his licence to practice in the U.S. once the reports surfaced. He then crossed the border into Canada, and was given protection as a Somalian refugee in 2008.
Federal Judge James Russell has not indicated when he will make his final decision. He could let the refugee board ruling stand or he could order yet another review.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...tatus-sexual-assault-charges-appeal-1.3400575

 

[omegaphallic]

Hopefully the courts will find the truth out one way or the other.

 

[tribunus]

Of course this fucker is guilty. All this community guy LGBT crusader bullshit is just a ruse to divert and distract.

 

[Jake2525]

I don't know if he is guilty or not but Ghomeshi and Cosby are also up on sex charges. Shouldn't they all be presumed innocent?

Will we also hear the standard he was a nice guy and would never do what he was accused of.

 

[radagast]

A trivial thing, but it really bugs me that he's wearing his Order of Canada pin on his clergy shirt.

 

[radagast]

while he was working in 2006 as a respiratory therapist in Minnesota.... He then crossed the border into Canada, and was given protection as a Somalian refugee in 2008.

How does that work?

(Only a semi-sarcastic question. Dude clearly had enough legal standing in the US to be licenced and work as a medical professional, but the minute he crosses the Canadian border he becomes a refugee?)

 

[lucky_blue]

I'll wait to see the evidence but people who hire Clayton Ruby are rarely "innocent". If these guys want to shill for the NDP - they should lose their tax free status. The United Church is a joke that way - a tax free subsidiary of the NDP party.

 

[LickRus]

How does that work?

(Only a semi-sarcastic question. Dude clearly had enough legal standing in the US to be licenced and work as a medical professional, but the minute he crosses the Canadian border he becomes a refugee?)

Unbelievable..you can imagine who they're letting in now with the new Gov