A defrocked Catholic priest pleaded guilty Thursday to indecent assaults against seven children decades ago in Nunavut. Court heard Eric Dejaeger committed the offences between 1978 and 1982 at or near the hamlet of Igloolik. Six of the children were girls and one a boy.


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A defrocked Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecent assault against children in Nunavut.

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Eric Dejaeger, 77, entered his guilty pleas in an Iqaluit courtroom Thursday morning before Justice Faiyaz Alibhai. Victims also began to read their impact statements, detailing the abuse they faced as children.

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'You are a monster': Former Catholic priest pleads guilty to sexually assaulting Nunavut children

Eric Dejaeger, who last year was sentenced for historical sex crimes against children in Alberta, pleaded guilty to similar assaults committed as a priest in Igloolik, Nunavut.

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IQALUIT — Defrocked Catholic priest Eric Dejaeger has pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecent assault against children in Nunavut. Court has heard the offences took place between 1978 and 1982 at or near the hamlet of Igloolik. More coming.

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IQALUIT — A defrocked Catholic priest pleaded guilty Thursday to indecent assaults against seven children decades ago in Nunavut. Court heard Eric Dejaeger committed the offences between 1978 and 1982 at or near the hamlet of Igloolik.

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IQALUIT — A Catholic priest's sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt., transformed a once friendly and trusting hamlet into a place marred by anger and addiction, court heard Thursday.

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'Sick monster': Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut

IQALUIT — A defrocked Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecent assault against children in Nunavut. Court has heard Eric Dejaeger committed the offences between 1978 and 1982 at or near the hamlet of Igloolik.

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