Judges uphold decision to hear abuse allegations at Cornwall inquiry
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 | 9:36 AM ET
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The Cornwall public inquiry will allow alleged victims to testify about the abuse they say they suffered when it resumes next month.
A three-member panel of Ontario Divisional Court judges rejected an application Monday by Father Charles MacDonald to exclude the alleged victims' testimony at the inquiry.
Reasons for that decision are expected to be filed within two weeks.
The inquiry will look into how the justice system responded to allegations that high-profile members of the community sexually abused children over the course of 50 years, but it won't draw conclusions about criminal liability.
In 2001, a four-year police investigation called Project Truth led to more than 100 charges, ranging from gross indecency to sexual assault. A total of 15 people were charged.
Despite all the charges, only one person was ever convicted in the scandal. Jean-Luc Leblanc pleaded guilty in June 2001 to 12 attacks on 10 boys.
The inquiry is set to resume Sept. 5.
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