DUNCAN, B.C. - A former Ontario police officer who uncovered allegations of a pedophile ring in eastern Ontario was arrested peacefully at his Duncan, B.C., home on a contempt of court charge Sunday as his wife and three teenage daughters stood by crying and more than 100 people vowed to continue support his attempts to speak for the silent victims of sexual abuse. It's not often police officers arrest one of their own, but that's what happened when Perry Dunlop was placed in the back of an RCMP cruiser and taken to a holding cell at the North Cowichan RCMP detachment. RCMP officers gave Dunlop the option of flying back to Ontario on his own to face sentencing on Wednesday in Toronto for the contempt charge, but the former Cornwall police officer refused, forcing the Mounties to arrest him. Dunlop was found guilty of contempt last month for refusing to testify at the Ontario public inquiry looking into how authorities dealt with the allegations of a pedophile ring in the Cornwall area. The more than 100 people who gathered outside the Dunlop home in Duncan, located about 60 kilometres south of Victoria, chanted ''We love you Perry,'' and ''We support you Perry,'' as he was placed in a police cruiser. Many carried placards, one said ''Pedophiles Go Free, Whistleblowers Like Perry Go To Jail.'' Many power poles in the Duncan area had signs that said, ''B.C. Loves Perry.'' Others said they were shaken witnessing Dunlop's arrest. ''They came out here without a warrant to arrest him and we witnessed that he was told and asked to get into the cruiser without a warrant being shown to him,'' said Duncan resident Evelyn Beaveridge. ''It means they could come into anyone's home, yours, mine and ask you to step into the police car without a warrant for your arrest. This isn't right.'' Until now, Dunlop has refused to testify at the public inquiry, saying he's lost faith in a justice system that may put him in jail. His eldest daughter Marlee, 18, said it was emotional watching her father, who has always fought for justice, being arrested. ''There were so many people here today giving us support,'' she said. ''This is just the beginning, you haven't seen nothing yet. He was arrested today for doing the right thing. He's in the back of the cruiser as we speak.'' His wife Helen waited outside the North Cowichan RCMP detachment in Duncan, where her husband was in custody. ''I just want him to be safe,'' she said ''They gave him a blanket. He's not talking''. She said she wasn't able to speak with her husband at the station because the custody area does not have a space for visitors. RCMP told her they would inform her when Dunlop was to be escorted to Ontario in a situation she called ''absurd''. RCMP officials at the North Cowichan detachment did not answer calls to comment on Dunlop's arrest. Dunlop spoke to supporters prior to his arrest. He said he was waiting for the police to arrest him. ''I'm not running,'' said Dunlop as his supporters cheered. ''I stood up years ago to do the right thing. I believe every Canadian I talk to tells me they support me.'' Dunlop - who has been credited with bringing to light dozens of allegations of historical sexual abuse in the Cornwall area - said earlier he had no intention of returning to the inquiry. Dunlop was a Cornwall police officer in 1993 when he came across documents showing one alleged sexual abuse victim had received a $32,000 payout from the Alexandria-Cornwall Roman Catholic Diocese. The fallout from that discovery would eventually lead to the Ontario Provincial Police launching its four-year Project Truth investigation into abuse allegations. Fifteen people were charged under Project Truth, but only one person ever served any jail time.
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Posted by: spdawg0734
I dont know what the whole story on this guy is, but I can tell you from personal experience that the Canadian judicial system is a mess. As bad as some things are in this country, our system (up to now) can be considered almost perfect compared to Canadas.
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