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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, August 6, 1997 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice a Officers' representative raises questions Chief issues apology to Morin By Rik Davie Port Perry Star : Durham Regional Police Chief Trevor McCagherty apologized to Guy Paul Morin and his family publicly last week. And while he insisted his apology was not under- taken as a form of damage control, a representative of officers in uniform questioned the way in which the matter is being handled. "Guy Paul Morin is an innocent man," Chief McCagherty said Thursday. - His address, delivered at a press conference in Toronto, was the first official admission that the Durham force erred when it targeted Morin as the killer in the murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop. Mr. Morin and his: family lived next door to the slain girl in Queensville. Her body was found near Sunderland on New Year's Eve, 1984. He was under suspicion for nearly a decade after his arrest by Durham Police in April of 1985 and was acquitted, then convicted on 'retrial, before being cleared by DNA evidence. That wrongful conviction, and the police investiga- tion that preceded it, have been the topic of an inquiry that's been conducted in Toronto since early this year. Last week the chief said his force bore some of the responsibility for Mr. Morin's wrongful conviction. "We at the Durham Regional Police Services accept that we contributed to that wrong and extend to Mr. Morin and his family a full, unequivocal and uncondi- 'ORDER-PARKS | INSURANCE BROKERS ING. (OF: 11 IB {eT iF homeowners quote Now offering a wide variety of Discounts Including: * CLAIMS FREE » AGE » ALARM * DEDUCTABLE "OPTIONS" © NEW HOME Personal attention to all of your general needs. refer 985-8471 1 Fax: 985-9814 tional apology for our mistakes that led to his wrong- ful conviction," he said. Chief McCagherty was quoted in the media as say- ing he will send letters to his officers informing each one of Mr. Morin's innocence. He said his move is not designed to improve the force's standing with the pub- lic, or the commission investigating the wrongful con- viction. "This is a sincere apology," he said. A representative of the Durham force's rank and file membership said, however, that sending letters out to 'individual officers wasn't necessarv. "The mistakes made in the Morin case were identi- fied and dealt with at pre-trial motions during Mr. Morin's second trial," Brian Curtis, president of the Durham Police Association, told the Star. "Extensive changes were made to insure that mistakes like this can not be repeated." : An inquiry with a 'broader scope would have been better able to examine the role of police and other jus- tice officials in instances of wrongful conviction, said Mr. Curtis. "We (the association) always felt there should have - been a Royal Commission to study wrongful convic- tions," he said. "People have to realize that some homicide investi- gations are like trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle with no picture to go by." ] Mr. Morin told the media Chief McCagherty "did a nice spiel". : Cruisin' Classics head for Museum for adults; $2 for seniors and students, children The Scugog Shores Museum Village will host its fourth Annual under 13 are free. Cruigin' Classics Car - Admission includes Show on Sunday, Aug. entrance to the Museum 17 from 8 a.m. to 3 pm. Village's 10 restored his- gi | illbe over 200 toric buildings with cos- class nuscle cars tumed interpreters and tors. The lacated on 'north of 0 km. east or nformation at 985-3589. Marsh Hill's rocking A great summer of music festivals and con- certs in the Scugog area Funk Muscle, of continues on Aug. Scarborough and many 9,with the fourth annu- acts will put up non- al Marsh Hill Music stop rock for a cost of $5 Festival. er person advance or The rock and roll 10 at the gate. camp-in has six major Camping facilities are Ontario acts slated this included. You can get year. They include EMI tickets in Port at Jayson artists Glueleg, and Callan Music. IN SCHOOL "«DENIMS" wie [37 * Zippered Binders * Organizers : A : * Portfolios IY : * Underarm ! Carrying Cases * Binders * Bulletin Boards * Lunch Boxes * Pencil Cases SOIR *Free BO PIZZA & SUBS |. : =" 80 Water Street, Port Perry PORT PERRY DENTAL OFFICE BINSURANCE ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED 'M EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE (WE COLLECT FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES) | I DENTISTRY WHILE YOU SLEEP - EPAYMENT PLANS ARRANGED ® GENERAL ANESTHESIA AVAILABLE MSENIOR DISCOUNT eA NEW PATIENTS WELCOME 462 PAXTON ST. 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