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Download Flash Player to view this content. The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury: Synopsis
Last year on the fifth estate, Theo Fleury related his deeply personal story of pain from the abuse he had suffered as a young hockey player in the care of Graham James. He talked about his struggle back from the brink of despair to become clean and sober and ready to help others. His story brought about change for some who watched it. It was the beginning of a whole new chapter for Theo Fleury as well. Since then the team from the fifth estate caught up with Graham James as well. In 1997, Graham James pled guilty to sexual offences against other junior hockey players he had coached, and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. In a move that outraged many Canadians, James was pardoned in 2007, and went into hiding. the fifth estate's Bob McKeown tracked James down to Mexico earlier this year to confront him about the ongoing allegations of sexual abuse against Fleury and other junior hockey players. |
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OMG,theo you are my hero,i am a sexual abuse survivor,i always thought i was alone,i have 2 girls and god how i wishi couls turn back time,i missed all there growing up as i was there phisically,but mentally was gone,i wish i could meet you some day as i am planning on writting a book on my life as a survivor of abuse...god bless you again you are my HERO....THANKS THEO.SUE....
OMG. Powerful words, Wendy. Very well said.
I agree that Sheldon Kennedy has tremendous courage for coming forward when no one else would. He also has a book titled Why I Didn't Say Anything. I have met him and heard him speak and have the strongest admiration for him and think of him often. He has been overshadowed and unfortunately often overlooked for what he sacrificed when he came forward publically.
I am the grandmother of two precious boys who, at age 4 and 6 were brutally beaten and sexually assaulted by a neighbour pedophile and threatened with death if they told anyone. Now 22 years later, the negative impact this continues to have on them and all those who love them, defies description. The perpetrator did not so much as receive the proverbial "slap on the wrist". My profound thanks to 5th Estate for exposing this escalating horror in our society and Theo Fleury for his courage in speaking out about his enormously painful experience.
I just watched your story on Theo once more and him speaking out was courageous and he states his main purpose now is to help others which I commend. It is just very sad it is so very costly for small communities to have him come in and speak for one day - a cost of $20,000 per day plus expenses puts him out of reach for the rural communities like the one he came from.
What a compelling story...I have the book...but there is nothing like actually hearing what happened to make you realize how many monsters have access to our children!
It takes courage to be open and honest, as an adult and even more so as a youth. I commend Theo for confronting his demons, and am especially proud of Sheldon for being the first to take a stand publicly alone. Mountains of character will landslide the shallow valley of cowardice that is James.
Hi Stan, you wanted the next victim, well here I am! Not the same perp but the same infliction and self distruction mode that people do to NOT FEEL THE PAIN ANYMORE! You should be a little more empathetic than critical as you never know what may come knocking on your door one day.
for decency purposes, CBC needs to blur the pictures showing Sheldon Kenny, private parts as he sat on the coach as a young man with his accused, MrGraham James.
"enough already,get over it and move on"
Lucky you! You have NO idea of the after effects of abuse. People like you are as much a part of the problem as the perpetrators!
Theo simply want to thank you and Sheldon for coming forward with what Graham James did to you both. I only suffered 6 weeks of that and yet it feels like 500,000 times but after reading Playing With Fire in March 2010 I have told many people,now going for counselling and feeling better and have a project in mind that will help victims come forward I will be making a public annoncement soon to the new City Of Timmins council about my project to help victims break the silence.
well put
My heart goes out to all who have been sexually abused, especially as children. I feel their pain. My question is can Fifth Estate provide the viewers with the names of the people who pardoned this animal, Graham James? This is just unbelievable with his track record!
I feel for both Theo and Sheldon as an abusive survior of incest that lasted at least 16 years. Tne perpetrator never gets the time that they deserve - there are too many people with power that can get away with this shit - no justice!
enough already,get over it and move on
I commend Theo Fleury for stepping up to the plate and telling his story. This display of courage has already brought others to face their darkest demons. Theo is also true inspiration for those of us dealing with addiction issues and he is living proof that we can recover from "rock bottom" and "rise" again, as he has. At the time Theo contemplated suicide, and then decided to put the gun down, he could have never known he would become a hero and how many lives he has positively affected. This world needs more people like Theo Fleury.
outstanding!
Shame on you we should hear more and more from the Theo Fleurys of the world. Perhaps we would have a more sound safety net to prevent the victemization of young people and a more accountable justice system if we had more respect, understanding and respect for those victems willing to stand up and be heard!
Kudos from here as well..these scums all need to be tracked down..God Bless u Theo....and all of the young boys who have been hurt this way.....
I know the pain, it's all too common among young men, it has been a secret with all of us who have abused by those in whom we trusted or were in the trust of. It turely can adversly affect your life but it is not a life sentance. We have the power as Theo has demonstrated, to turn the page and move on.
Buddy, if that is the best you can muster, best to keep your mouth quiet and have people think you an idiot than open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Dear Mr. Fleury,
I am so grateful you are here to speak your truth. I am grateful you are alive and from your words you are building a life where you are thriving. What happened to you was not your fault. If every adult in Canada understand the impact of violence and abuse in the life of child or youth and knew how to respond adults could intervene so children and youth wouldn't have to suffer. I'm Cree. It was powerful few seconds of the documentary when they showed you at the sweatlodge. Reconnecting with spirit is truly profound. I wish you well. Thank you for speaking out. Tiniki.
The crisis of child sexual abuse are perpetuated by the men who pardon such animals as Graham James, or rather since he has changed his name, Michael James. We, meaning those of us who are against child abuse, need to start there and move to clean the whole house.
I was inspired by your story this morning on CBC 5th Estate. Thank you for sharing your vulnerability, your strength,courage and truth. i always need to be reminded of the manner in which addictions runs your life and the miracle acceptance, surrender and recovery, one day at a time!
Maybe the ex-coach is remorseful and rehabilitated? All ex-criminals can re-offend. Maybe James isn't a criminal on the loose but a reformed person that lost his high life in Hockey?
Theo & Sheldon I wish you well and thanks
How did g James ever get out of jail with a pardon
This sickens me at the way our law deals with the guilty.
James better go back to jail and be sure he is in the court
Yard with the rest of the boys, with a sign around his neck
I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Fleury for sharing his story and to the Fifth for airing it. I don't thing the public is aware that sexual abuse is the norm and not the anomaly that they beleive it to be. We have seen a great deal of Mr. Fleury in the recent past weeks and have heard him tell his story. Sharing your story is healthy and helps those fighting their own demons. Being alone with yourself is the ultimate challenge. I can share with others, but, can I sit quietly with myself. Do that and you will be free.
pardon my ...that ... should never have been let out of jail never mind pardoned. Please try and find some accountability there-seriously.
To Theo Fleury-I don't know you, but I will say, I love you for not giving "it" up and having the stones to do this. this documentary should be manadatory viewing for grades seven and up in Canada-too much to digest for the youngers but something else, better age appropriate needs to be created, however it must be intense and bell ringing. Theo thanks again for sharing and may you have peace and acceptance for your own self. Love Margaret
I have watched Theo Fleury and his story, his confessions and his pain, I wish this man great love and most of all peace, it takes a very strong inner strength to go through that pain, that suffering,and almost suicide and be able to come back, as a true hero! It takes a man of great inner strength to be able to come out of such a horrid trauma, and still be a hero and a man that I would look up to. I am not a person that attends church, but I believe that everyone has a special purpose on this planet, I believe that Mr. Fleury was given a purpose and he has now served it, I wish Graham James pity, sorrow and every time he closes his eyes to sleep I wish him the pain he inflicted on those bright eyed boys who wanted nothing more than to play the game they loved.
Fleury again. Ho Hum. Next victim please.
A compelling story of survival in a world so few could comprehend.
An alcoholic recovery one should cherish humbly in the spirit of anonymity.
Kudos to Canada'a journalists, particularly to Bob McKeown, for tracking down James. We sorrily need our "justice" system to get on the same page as these talented journalists, and the everyday working people in Canada who pay taxes in a pathetic system where lifetime criminals walk the streets with impunity. If they do somehow get time, they have better accomodations and services than any university student in the country, all at the cost of the taxpayer. I voted for Harper on because of the words, " If you do the crime, you'll do the time" Well , i think it's time for criminals to be punished. Jail should be a deterrent to scum, not a comfortable hiatus.