Residential School Arrest Kinney Extradited from Thailand

Another step ahead, for those trying to get justice from historical residential school autrocities.

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NATIVE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL ARREST - KINNEY EXTRADITED FROM THAILAND

March 2, 2007 - Gordon Irvin KINNEY, age 65, is back in Canada and in police custody after being extradited from Thailand to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse arising out of the Native Indian Residential School investigation.

KINNEY was charged with three counts of Indecent Assault on a Male and two counts of Gross Indedcency in June 2002 as a result of incidents that occured between 1964 and 1969 at the St. Mary's Native Indian Residential School located in Mission BC. KINNEY could not be located and a Canada-wide Warrant was issued for his arrest. Investigators were able to track KINNEY to his new home in the Kingdom of Thailand and BC Crown Counsel agreed to extradite him.

KINNEY was arrested at his home in Chonburi, Thailand by members of the Royal Thai Police Immigration Unit on August 2, 2006 and has been in custody ever since. On December 14, 2006, a Thai Court ordered that KINNEY be returned to Canada.

Two members of the "E" DIvision Major Crime Section flew to Bangkok, Thailand on February 25, 2007. KINNEY was turned over to Canadian Police on March 2, 2007 and flown to Canada. He is currently in police custody and is scheduled to make his first appearance in Abbotsford Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, March 5, 2007.

RECENT BACKGROUNDER:

On August 2, 2006, Gordon Irvin KINNEY was arrested by members of the Royal Thai Police Immigration Unit on Canadian Sexual Assault charges. Following an extensive investigation by members of the Native Indian Residential School Task Force in June 2002, a Canada-wide warrant had been issued for KINNEY's arrest on three counts of indecent assault on a male and two counts of gross indecency. These charges relate to sexual abuse that occurred at the St. Mary's Native Indian Residential School located in Mission, BC between 1964 and 1969.

Task Force investigators were able to determine that KINNEY left Canada in December 1999 and was believed to be living in Thailand. RCMP "E" Division Major Crime investigators, working together with RCMP Liaison Officers in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, as well as the Royal Thai Police and the Philippine National Police, were able to track KINNEY down to an apartment complex in Chonburi, Thailand, which resulted in the 65-year old man’s arrest yesterday.

KINNEY is currently being held for extradition to Canada.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDER: RCMP NATIVE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS TASK FORCE

•The RCMP Native Indian Residential Schools Task Force was created in December 1994 to investigate complaints of historic physical and sexual abuse at the church run residential schools around BC.

•A total of 15 schools were under investigation.

•The Task Force investigated 974 separate offenses. 515 were sexual offenses involving 374 victims. Another 435 allegations of physical assault involving 223 victims (note: many of these victims were also the same victims of some of the sexual assault complaints. A total number of victims is not available).

•33% of all the suspects have deceased.

CHARGES LAID:

•To date, 14 individuals have been charged with offences in connection to Native Indian Residential Schools (includes charges laid prior to the creation of the Task Force).

The only outstanding arrest is that of Edward FITZGERALD, Lejac Residential School. Charged with 21 sex and common assault related offences. He is believed to be residing in Ireland.

•Rev. HARDING, St. George's Residential School, Lytton. Acquitted at trial.

•Derek CLARKE. St. George's Residential School, Lytton. Convicted in 1988 and 1996. Sentenced to 2 consecutive 6-year prison sentences in 1988 and another 2 years in 1996.

•Father McINTEE, Cariboo/ St. Joseph's Residential School. Convicted with sexual assault in 1989 and received 3 years prison and 3 years probation.

•Bishop O'CONNOR, Cariboo/ St. Joseph's Residential School. Charged in 1992. Appealed to Supreme Court of Canada twice. Charges were eventually stayed.

•Brother Glen DOUGHTY, Kuper Island Residential School and Cariboo/ St. Joseph's. Charged and convicted on 3 separate occasions. Williams Lake in 1991- 12 months in jail. Nanaimo in 1995 - 4 months in jail and again in October 2002 - 3 years in jail.

•Jerzy MACZYNSKI, Lower Post Residential School. Convicted in 1995 - 16 years in jail. Died in prison.

•Ben GARAND, Lower Post Residential School. Convicted in early 1990's and died in prison.

•Arthur PLINT, Alberni Residential School. Convicted in 1995 and 1997. Currently serving an 11-year prison sentence.

•Gerald MORAN, St. Mary's Residential School, Mission. Convicted of several counts in New Westminster Supreme Court on September 7, 2004 and sentenced to 3 years in prison.

•Gordon KINNEY, St. Mary's Residential School, Mission. Charged with 8 counts.

•Donald HADDOCK, Alberni Residential School, Port Alberni. Charged with 12 counts of sex-related offences. Plead guilty Oct 28, 2003. Sentenced to one year and 11 months in jail on Jan 2004, followed by probation.

•Michael FLYNN, Alberni Residential School, Port Alberni. Charged with two counts of Indecent Assault on a male and one count of Gross Indecency. Charges were eventually stayed.

•David FORDE, Alberni Residential School, Port Alberni. Charged with four counts of Indecent Assault. He died in Seattle on April 30, 2005 while awaiting trial.

Pierre Lemaitre, Cpl.
"E" Division Strategic Communications
5255 Heather Street
Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1K6

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