Native man breaks silence after being abused by ex-priest

Thursday, April 4, 2013  

A Native man from Ontario is breaking a gag order in order to share his story of being abused as a child.

Raymond C. Jacob, an Ojibway from the Webequie First Nation, signed a confidentiality agreement after reaching a settlement in 1998 with the Anglican Church and the Boy Scouts of Canada. He received $100,000 but says the money wasn't worth the pain and the suffering.

“I want to be a positive person to other people so they can come out saying that it happened to them too,” Jacob told CBC News. “Because a lot of kids go through with suicide and they’re always asking, 'why are we losing our youth and people?' You have to break the circle if you want to move on.”

Jacob's settlement addressed allegations against Ralph Rowe, a former priest and Boy Scouts leader who may have abused as many as 500 Native boys on reserves in Ontario and Manitoba.

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Sex assault victim resists gag order (CBC 4/4)

Ex-priest accused of abusing as many as 500 Native boys (10/24)