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Quebec screenwriter comes forward as second victim in Jutra abuse allegations

WATCH ABOVE: A second person has come forward with allegations that he was sexually abused by Quebec filmmaker Claude Jutra in the early 1970s – Feb 20, 2016

MONTREAL – A second person has come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against Quebec filmmaker Claude Jutra.

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Bernard Dansereau, a screenwriter best known for the drama series Annie et ses hommes, said he was sexually abused by the late filmmaker when he was around 12- or 13-years-old.

A biography released earlier this week said Jutra slept with young boys, while Montreal La Presse quoted a man Wednesday who said the late filmmaker began touching him when he was six years old and  the abuse escalated over a 10-year period.

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In a letter he wrote to La Presse, Dansereau said the alleged abuse took place at Jutra’s home in the early 1970s.

According to Dansereau, a drunk Jutra sneaked into his bed when the former was a guest at his house and that the encounter led to sexual intercourse.

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Dansereau, whose own father Fernand was also a filmmaker, says he avoided Jutra for the two years following the incident.

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As an adult  Dansereau worked with Jutras and no mention was ever made about the night in question.

Although the alleged abuse only happened once, Dansereau has no qualms about labeling Jutra a pedophile and says he has a lot of compassion for  “Jean” the anonymous victim quoted in La Presse on Wednesday.

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