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~i4rww.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MAY 14, 2003 PAGE 5 : :Case of caged kids goes to .court CASE from page 1 fences took place between Jan. 1, 1988 and June 29,2001. During the police probe, a third person, a 29-year-old Port Perry man ..who is a family member, was also "pharged with assault with a weapon and forcible confinement of the teenagers. He is being tried separate from the parents and testified Monday at the preliminary hearing as a prosecution prosecution witness. The hearing, which began in January January before being adjourned to this week, is being held under a publication publication ban. Seated side by side behind their lawyers, the man and woman listened silently during the hearing Monday, occasionally whispering to each other. • s >At one point during testimony, the --Wife dabbed her eyes with a tissue. *' The parents are free on $10,000 bail, living with friends in Lakefield. The man is represented by lawyer Michael Block; his wife is defended by Alex Sosna. Assistant Crown Attorney Attorney Soula Olver is prosecuting the case. In an interview outside court, Mr. Sosna said in his opinion the allega- „.jtions were "exaggerated" by the media at the start of the case. ' l| ' "My client (the mother) has instructed instructed me to proceed and challenge ' the allegations, and hopefully once we v -reach the trial stage their version of : 'this rather unfortunate event can be "told," said Mr. Sosna. ' '* Neither the parents nor the third ^"person charged can be identified under •'\a publication ban to protect the chil- 1 dren, who were taken from the home. "Both are doing remarkably well. They're going to high school and adjusting. adjusting. Obviously they arc dealing with emotional issues but they are sur- 'rjprisingly normal," CAS spokesman j.ijAndrea Maenza said of the teens. .... The brothers live in separate foster homes but see each other "all the 1c time," she said, adding they are wards ... ,pf the Crown until they turn 18. ' The preliminary hearing was ' .scheduled to sit this week on Monday, .'.Wednesday and Friday. It is then scheduled to continue again in September. September. Mrs. Olver, the prosecutor, said she "'anticipates a trial early next year. :MPP O'Toole apologizes for 'flipping the bird' MPP from page 1 K: "If it wasn't such a disgrace, it ,. would almost be laughable," says Ms. „ Williams. "Their party has given us . the finger for eight years; he just did it openly." ' j Mr. O'Toole says he hopes his con- '.stituents will accept his apology. | u "I guess we're always held to a '^Higher standard in political office," kays Mr. O'Toole. "I apologize to my 'fconstituents and the people of Ontario. Ontario. I hope my previous seven-and- a-half years will stand in some sort of stead. "I got caught in my own entanglement entanglement and I do apologize." Czechs gear up for World Indoor Championships tin i ;viPZECHS from page 1 F.V siasm is the same." . The effort put forth by the Czech v jteam impressed Jonas Dorks, a National National Lacrosse League veteran who ,suited up for the Green Gaels for the exhibition game. "What I was expecting to sec was not what I saw. 1 expected to see a lot v of American field lacrosse stuff, but they arc very sound box players. "1 think they have done a lot of research research and watch a lot of games and •"'ihcy're trying to learn." A" The Czech Republic opens the world championships Thursday at 4 p.m. against the United Slates at the Civic Auditorium, For more on the world championships, see page 14 "Need some assistance? You have our support!" 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