Ont. law firm seeks information on convicted Catholic priest [Video]

An Ontario law firm is seeking information about the movements and activities of a Catholic priest who was convicted of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy before he died.

Father Leo Charron was a parish priest in the Emeryville area from 1957 to 1958, in Windsor from 1959 to the mid-1960s and in the Pain Court and Stoney Point areas thereafter.

According to media reports, Charron was convicted in 1993 of indecent assault and gross indecency involving a 12-year-old boy and was sent to jail for four months.

“There’s a level of difficulty when you’re dealing with historical matters decades ago, finding people, tracking down information and memories,” said lawyer Rob Talach.

The request for information was put out on social media by Beckett Personal Injury Lawyers – based in London, Ont.

According to the firm, a current lawsuit alleging further abuse during Charron’s time in Stoney Point in the 1980s …