"Indeed, in the event a new trial is ordered, it is important that the prospective witnesses wait as little as possible " Justice Neil Sharkey

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A Nunavut judge has overturned a decision by Nunavut’s legal services office that denied legal aid funding to ex-priest Eric Dejeager, clearing the way for Dejaeger to appeal some of his sex crime convictions.

Justice Neil Sharkey ordered that a lawyer be appointed to represent Dejeager after hearing submissions from Dejeager and the Crown March 15 at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit.

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Horrific sex crimes were revisited at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit Jan. 19 to 22 as victim impact statements were presented at the sentencing hearing for convicted child molester and former Oblate priest Eric Dejaeger.

Convicted child molester and former Oblate priest Eric Dejaeger arrives at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit Jan. 20 to attend a four-day sentencing hearing where the court heard victim impact statements from the adults he abused when they were children. - Casey Lessard/NNSL photo
All 32 convictions, dated Dec. 8, 2014 - including indecent assault, sexual assault, unlawful sexual intercourse, buggery and bestiality - are related to sex crimes committed against Inuit children and youth between four and 20 years of age in Iglulik between 1978 and 1982.

Eighteen victim impact statements were presented, some read into the record by Crown prosecutor Barry Nordin, some by support people and some passed on to Justice Robert Kilpatrick, after several victims chose not to have their pain revisited out loud.

All victims shared the immense, irreparable and painful losses Dejaeger's sex crimes against them as children caused in their lives.

The impact of the crimes included loss of a relationship with God and a spiritual life, loss of relationships with parents who didn't believe them, loss of trusting relationships with partners and children who would bear the brunt of their anger and depression, loss of the ability to cope with memories, and nightmares that drove them to use alcohol, drugs and other substances.

Suicide attempts and the desire to die are common among the victims, it was revealed in the courtroom, where sobbing, wailing and other pained utterances were heard continuously over four days.

Statements indicated how the horror of their childhoods had an impact on the victims' own children.
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17-3-2017

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