There could very well be many current SMIS students who have been sexually traumatized by him. Not exactly a just the facts website. They suggested to write to the school, and said to maybe see a counsellor for help to get over it. Rest assured, people are serious. The civil law and the Church Law has to be implemented. This is grossly inappropriate behavior. Administration angst aside, it is probably because it’s a good school offering a great education with a dedicated staff. If this is proven morally and ethically he is finished. Has it ever occurred to you that sexual assault victims have the legal right not to be identified?. So where there any good brothers? This sexual abuse allegation is no different. Both are terrible, but one is much worse. But he talked about Police in January too. No doubt a fresh labor dispute will arise. Br. I do not believe he would put out a false letter stating so and not have a back up for proof. In fact, Fr. The hurt, scars and fear never goes away. Those teachers were shocked and wished that they had known about the abuse so that they could have protected him. The civil law and the Church Law has to be implemented. At least the senior was taking the top position, but still quite mentally think it is sick sick for Bro John. Kagei where is your inquiry from the Archdiocese promised in February 2014, where is your Japan Police reporting from February 2014. The Thibodaux massacre was a racial attack mounted by white paramilitary groups in Thibodaux, Louisiana in November 1887. The entity resigning should be the School Corporation, AND the Brother in Charge of Japan B.. Gabriel in Quebec.. 313 (2017); The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Let’s Give Arbitration A Chance, 48 St. Mary’s L. J. If former Brother Lawrence has been removed from the order we need to hear this, if he has escaped Japanese courts due to statute of limitations we need to hear this, If the order have removed him from the order we need to hear he is not being supported financially in any way any longer. Has it ever occurred to you some people who have been abused do not wish to be named? Even SMIS Alumni website continues not to publish anything and everything pertaining to this scandalous affair. If anyone looks back at the newsletter it appears” Caterina M. Tanaka”, is the President of the Board. That Brother was not an easy man to get along with at St. Mary’s. You said you were 16 years old and this is “fresh in your mind”, so lets have it. . Beyond the SMIS campus, there is supposedly an all girls Japanese school. We need to know which chapter is supportive. It would be easier to say who should not be on it: any Brothers of Christian Instruction, any employee of SMIS, any representative of the Archdiocese of Tokyo, and current or past member of the St Marys School Corporation. What type of fool would make a police complaint via the aggressor? I didn’t have him as homeroom, would have been 66-67 I think. Now over eight months down the road we still have no answers, no communication, no accountability, no inquiry. So if true this is not truthful about just finding out in recent days (eg January 31). Though, they do try. Eight months later after he announces a panel to investigate would be established. If there is, Ill be the first one confirm it with you! What a lot of crap, I believe he has made the allegations which have led to the headmaster’s letter. Re-post from “Comment HERE” section from Teja Arboleda: As I mentioned in my FaceBook post response, I am a St Mary’s abuse survivor, and producer. The real power who as Former Teacher Parent so wonderfully put it “left this kind of tawdry history buried and forgotten” is none other than the current Canadian Superior and his predecessors.. Wasn’t Bro Lawrence in charge of the elementary school for 32 years? You are very correct on that on stmaryslabor dispute. Current SMIS does not have much to do with them (though the management will remain with the missionary). Rape by a member of a religious order: the ultimate betrayal of trust. Large numbers of Canada’s elderly would love to live in such surrounds in lieu of their age care facility. “Professor Arboleda, M.Ed. Makes me wonder if he was dat wrestling dude. Does anyone know of a brother Theodore de Haan? Mr. Paradis told that same alumnus that the certain faculty member was giving him rubbish. It allows for those not aware to become aware and may hasten the ability for all to find a conclusion. They would be more likely to have a new building dedicated to his memory than investigate. St. Mary's offers comprehensive services for expectant and new mothers, including The Birth Place with its private rooms, the Beech-Nut Cafe, available to new dads, and the Lactation Center among other services. Or, are some of those in the Alumni Association condoning child sexual abuse? Close enough to jail we can get. It is up to the victim to release this information and the written apology. More power to them, if they are exonerated!). It appears certain that those. We know there is none, but can’t SMIS pretend? Michel is a case of a cover up expert. Never thought of themoney issue asfaras saved salary portends. With all due respect, if this is something you are sure of, then let the police know. The Japan Police will have to investigate. i don’t agree with the bashing going on here. Nothing came out before this date?? “Ding-Dong! The Japan Times says Kagei will have an inquiry. And from what I have heard, completely bankrupt and dragged down a whole bunch of others that signed for him as a guarantor. His fate is sealed. In the west the Catholic Church has published procedures for investigating priests who are alleged to have molested.children or adults. 2. 4. But phone Yokohama and Shizuoka and he is not there either, so something is wrong. Please deapks, report it immediately. Word is out that he has been caught up in the SMIS coverup. 2. After his apology was he permitted to walk around the streets and shops alone with the potential to further disrupt lives? Br. Very well said “Brandy 2001”. Please contact Archbishop Peter Okada and Br. Just don’t understand how two catholic schools so close to each other can be so different in their management. I’d like to know has the school admitted and apologized. and Bro you are the Chairman the same for you.. . Yes, AHBL, the buck stops with the Canadian masters. I later learned that Br. Bro Lessard did try and fondle me at Keep, I told Lawrence and Marcel attack Lessard so much so he was limping and away from class recovering. He could have had Br. But the fact is, the management – Lawrence, Michel, Kagei all knew about it and chose not to report the matter to the police. The Alumni don’t care. Michel? Kagei would look a glamour in a tutu and g string. It starts with fully acknowledging everything, however uncomfortable, however disillusioning. You have said Br Lawrence was too old. One can recall that the Apostolic Nuncio from Vatican City to Japan presided instead. Sitting around silently is not a recourse. He’s been away for a mighty long business meeting .., several months. Or has he been spirited away to Canada on a businessclass seat, and is now too sick to be extradited back to Japan? Or maybe there is RESIGN.. And cartoons and animations depicting child sex are STILL lawful. Unlike ASIJ nobody has come forward. I have also asked them to investigate the administration of SMIS as a whole to establish if they are fit to be contolling a school offering the IB. This place has been concerned with rolling over an easy money-making formula to finance the brothers’ purpose and existence, both dwindling in an increasingly secular world. Problems that dated back to 1965 are sure to involve alumni. .. As the brothers and Kagei are incapable of investigating themselves bring on the Police. Obviously abuse by a peer (another boy in this case ) is wrong. KAGEI must either resign or be stood down. He would seat a student on that chair when he wanted to give him counseling. The Alumni Association need to also take responsibility for this cover up. Though he should stay the rest of his life in a monastery. LABOUR DISPUTES ARBITRATION ACT B e t w e e n: ST. MARY’S OF THE LAKE HOSPITAL (the “Hospital”) - and - ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES’ UNION, LOCAL 483 (the “Union”) Russell Goodfellow – Chair Steven Menard – Hospital Nominee Larry Robbins – Union Nominee APPEARANCES FOR THE HOSPITAL: Laura Harpell, Employee Relations Consultant Arash Farzam Kia Janine Mels … If not, why not? http://www.theinquiry.ca/wordpress/charged/cyr-brother-alban-cyr-fic/. Now Kagei has just given Simon Scott more ammunition to sink the knife into SMIS a little bit further with a fresh Japan Times saga. No doubt even in Singapore where a survivor died recently the Alumni are in the dark.. Wouldn’t something so criminal be a part of ANY handover in August? As a foot note, I have just spoken to a Japanese parent who is quasi struggling to read this and Sylvia’s blog with limited English. Names: United Paperworkers International Union. Who can blame them??? He also had relations with women and fathered up to 6 children. But in no way should there be tolerance for the harm of a single child past, present or future. KAGEI loves the school, but must realise that his lies to the community have hit a wall and have caught him in lie after lie. In January past, I was at my winter house at Whistler and met a former SMIS student I had not seen since school. No. “He was made to put on a floor show like the TAKARAZUKU dance troupe”, and then they all doubled over in laughter. I am not Kagei writing under a pseudonym. I`m proud to be attending the event, supporting the school, students, and its community!! You certainly don’t have to join in our concern. He wants time to formulate a reply in writing, spontaneous thinking is not his forte. That alumnus ridicules anyone who wants the abuse reported or the school charged. So, allegations are not fact, but they are still serious–serious enough for both sides to prove and defend. Cardiac problems have been known to trigger personality changes, usually anger due to pain. Unless you like haunting us as Frank Schiffel. But it begs the question. Possession of child pornography is a serious criminal offence in many countries. Nil on SMIS Facebook. The molesters are entrenched. Show them that letter sent to parents and ask if indeed there is any investigation. How can we report that the abusive Brothers are still living at schools, in Japan? Marcel. AMITA Health is committed to caring for all people, with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. but here at the blog, we have long acknowledged the lack of interest that J news outlets, J police and J courts have for the foreign community. I see no requests. Then don’t forget Kagei’s other drinking partner in Boston and Singapore (trips paid for by the Alumni of course) None other than Brother Michel. Yesterday I tried to call him and he also wasn’t available to discuss another unrelated but very urgent issue. he gets paid to protect the school. made aware of them”. Br. And by the way, the meaning of sukkebe na oyaji is dirty old man. Trudel, Ed Paradis, and Robert Scripko would be proud of him. The enablers allowed him unfettered access to boys (fresh meat) for half a century. Stanislaw probably tossed that computer in the river. They have a major conference coming up in Macau. Kagei just told us he is seeking transparency. Fr. Guy Morissette But a common thread seems to be LESSARD. i personally would like to see this forum help the school and Mr. Kagei do the right thing without bashing him and asking for his resignation. But what about Marcel and Alban Cyr? Perhaps one victim’s hurt will be partially soothed AND that mechanisms are put in place which will prevent future abuse. Marcel too was a loving man who would not force himself on boys I am sure. Otherwise Kagei’s double talk, posture of SMIS to dodge, ignore and cover-up ?