January 09, 2009 — Did "reasonable doubt" play a role in why a priest was acquitted of sexual abuse in Cornwall but later convicted in Quebec? Assistant Crown attorney Alain Godin told the Cornwall Public Inquiry yesterday that he prosecuted a number of Project Truth cases in the 1990s including Father Paul Lapierre. Lapierre was acquitted in Ontario in 2001 but was later found guilty of similar charges involving the same complainant in a Quebec court. Godin says Lapierre was not convicted in Ontario because he testified and defended himself. Lapierre did not testify at his Quebec trial. (Hear audio below) Hearings continue this morning at 9:30am.
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