BATTLEFORD, Sask. – A former supervisor at a Saskatchewan residential school has been found guilty of molesting several students in the 1960’s.
Paul Leroux, now in his 70;s, worked at the Beauval Indian Residential School.
A judge in Battleford court convicted Leroux on 10 of 17 charges involving boys at the school – eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency
Leroux, who appeared to be stunned by the conviction, has been taken into custody until his sentencing on Dec. 5.
After court was dismissed, people applauded.
One of Leroux’s victims, who can’t be named, said outside court the judge’s decision meant a lot to him.
He says he is not the only victim – his wife and family also had to live with the consequences of his abuse.
He also says today is a new dawn and the start of healing.
Leroux was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1998 for abusing 14 boys and young men at Grollier Hall, a residential school in Inuvik run by the Roman Catholic Church.
Those convictions were for gross indecency, indecent assault and attempted buggery between 1967 and 1979.
Leroux worked as an activities supervisor and guidance counsellor at Grollier.
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