A former residential school supervisor charged with abusing several students was found guilty in a North Battleford courtroom Tuesday.
72-year-old Paul Leroux was found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency against several boys who attended Beauval Indian Residential School in the 1960s.
Leroux, who represented himself at the trial inside Battlefords Court of Queen’s Bench, was found not guilty of seven other charges. Discrepancies in witness testimonies were cited as reasons for why Justice Murray Acton dismissed the charges.
Leroux pled not guilty to all charges against him. He shook his head in disagreement as Acton read his decision.
Leroux was immediately arrested and taken into custody following Acton’s reading. The crown believed Leroux was a flight risk.
Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 5.
In 1998, Leroux was sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing boys and young men at Grollier Hall — a residential school in Inuvik ran by the Roman Catholic Church.
