MARTIN: Class-action lawsuit shines light on torment of past abuse
Calgary Sun - December 5, 2024
Calgary, AB - It must be utterly horrible to be haunted by one’s past, especially one that stretches back more than four decades. But such is the reality for Bobbie Bees, the plaintiff at the centre of a class-action lawsuit against the federal government over acts of sexual abuse by a Canadian Armed Forces chaplain at an Edmonton base before the priest/soldier’s court martial in 1980.
Father Angus McRae, who was a captain stationed at Canadian Forces Base Namao between 1978 and 1980, was a child molesting pedophile who left in his wake several broken children.
NotLLocal - June 18, 2026 Ireland - A Catholic religious order in Ireland is seeking Canadian victims of former priest Fr. Ted Colleton after acknowledging allegations he sexually abused a student at Blackrock College. The Spiritans have apologized to one victim and are urging others to contact their safeguarding office.
Bishop Accountability - May 15, 2026 Alberta - The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government can proceed over abuse linked to former military chaplain Angus McRae. The court found the government could be liable if McRae helped enable the abuse, even if he did not directly abuse the lead plaintiff, Bobbie Bees.