Saturday, April 16, 2011

Two teens stabbed in school fight

An online fight that spilled into a real-life battle outside a London high school underscores the growing reality of social media’s role in sparking violence, police say.
Two teens were hospitalized with knife wounds, London police say, after they attacked an armed 17-year-old at South Secondary School in response to a squabble that started between the former classmates on the social-networking website.
Sat Apr 16

Priest charged with sexual assault

Ontario Provincial Police in Lambton have charged a former priest with three counts of sexual assault.
Gabriele DelBianco is charged for incidents that occurred between 1983 and 1986, said the London diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, which issued an apology Friday. The diocese said it has received claims from six women regarding sexual misconduct that occurred while they were minors.
The diocese said DelBianco was sent in 1994 for evaluation at a residential facility an decided to leave the priesthood in 1996.”
Sat Apr 16

Marc Emery to stay in US prison

Marc Emery is staying put in a U.S. prison.
Former Londoner Marc Emery has been denied a prison transfer back to Canada and will likely serve his entire sentence in the U.S.
His Vancouver lawyer, said the Canadian consulate advised Emery, 53, on Friday that he was denied a transfer to Canada by U.S. authorities due to the "seriousness of the offence" and "law enforcement concerns."
Emery is eligible to reapply for a transfer to a Canadian prison in two years.
Sat Apr 16