Friday, July 3, 2009

Rowe Verdict Rendered

A former Anglican minister and Scout leader in northern Ontario has been found guilty of seven more sex charges.

But Ralph Rowe is still expected to be freed from prison.

Rowe, who was serving a three-year sentence for similar charges when his sixth prosecution began in April, is scheduled to be paroled today.

Yesterday, a Kenora judge imposed a one-year term to be served concurrently, leaving Rowe's initial parole date intact.

First convicted in 1988, Rowe has been prosecuted six times for a string of sexual assaults across the region.