US EditionB.C. Man Says Son Conceived in Residential School Abuse, Both Sue Church
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 10 – The lawsuit alleges the son lost cultural identity and legal benefits after being placed with a non-Indigenous family following his conception through abuse at St. Michael's School.
- On July 10, 2025, a father and his adult son from British Columbia initiated legal action against the Anglican Church of Canada, claiming the son was born as a result of sexual abuse committed by a female staff member at St. Michael’s school for Indigenous children in Alert Bay during the late 1960s.
- The father, sexually assaulted in 1968 at age 14 by a school supervisor, only recently learned he had a son who was given up months after birth to a non-Indigenous family, prompting the lawsuit seeking damages and closure.
- The lawsuit states the son was unaware he could register under the Indian Act due to his non-Indigenous upbringing, losing access to cultural identity and benefits like housing, health, education, and tax exemptions until discovering his father.
- The church declined to comment but acknowledged harm at St. Michael's, and the allegations remain unproven in court while the Anglican Church has not filed a formal response to the lawsuit.
- The legal action highlights intergenerational trauma from residential schools and may influence ongoing discussions about historic abuses and Indigenous rights in Canada.
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B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church
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VANCOUVER — A father and his son from British Columbia are pursuing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging that the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by an employee of the St. Michael's Native Residential School of Alert Bay in the late 1960s. The prosecution indicates that the father was 14 years old when he was sexually assaulted by a school supervisor in 1968, and that he entered into a friendly agreement with the Church in 2008.…
B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church - The Turtle Island News
By Darryl Greer A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael’s Indian Residential School in Alert Bay in the late 1960s. The lawsuit says the father was 14 years old when he was victimized by a school supervisor in 1968, and he settled a lawsuit with the church in 2008 over the alleged sexual assault at the school on Cormo…
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