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COPY 75¢ (roc + 5¢ asm 24 Pages y PP. Pd 9 ak. a® 3 i ot ES R ad S39 DON'T BE ALARMED.... They say no good deed goes unpunished, so naturally when Paul Puckrin (left), Paul Christie, Frank Mackey and Bill Cohoon spent the day cleaning and fixing up at the Port Perry Fairgrounds, -------- = [RARER Ey RL LALILEARES RIK DAVIE/PORT PERRY STAR they were rewarded with sirens and fire trucks after someone saw smoke from their brush fire. Yes, they had a permit. Thanks fo ihe efforts of these guys, the fairgrounds are looking good. Blackstock child abuse case Two face nUMErous charges By Rik Davie Port Perry Star Bail has been granted to the two Blackstock residents accused in what is being called the worst cases of child abuse in memory. oo A couple has been charged with a string of offenses after allegations that two teenage boys living in 'a rural home near Blackstock were kept in cages, and deprived of proper nour- ishment. The details of the charges - which left one veteran officer who tes- tified at a hearing Friday in tears - can- not be made public under a media ban on evidence given at the bail hearing. The charges were laid after Durham Children's Aid Society workers con- tacted Dur. am Regional Police on June 29 about allegations the CAS had received from informants. Det. Paul Nadeau of the Durham Police's sexual assault unit said police received a call from the CAS, and accompanied representatives from the agency on a visit to the home. Please turn to page 4 Allegations, media onslaught rock quiet village By Rik Davie ; Port Perry Star : The invasion of Blackstock by national news organizations in the wake of horrify- ing child abuse allegations has left resi- dents. confused, shocked and just a little angry. at the portrayal of their village in the media. Dena Thompson, a resident of the - hamlet, said she feels sympathy for the two young teenagers involved in the case. It is alleged they were forced to stay in cages made from baby cribs, and abused over a period of years by their parents. | She also feels sorrow at the portrayal of her home in the national media. "I felt awful for the children in this," Ms. Thompson; the mother of two young boys, said. "lI was also hurt at the way the town was portrayed. There are so many good people here, and I hope that is not ost in all of this. There are adults here who spend their time doing things for children." | Ms. Thompson said the children of the village are aware of the charges. She said explaining it to her two boys was not sim- ple for her and her husband, Larry. "We told them what we could about it," Ms. Thompson said. "We told them that it was horrifying that this should hap- pen here. But we also told them to remember the adults who do so much to help them, like their coaches and the Boy Scout leaders." 3 ~The owners of Penny's Mini-Mart told The Star that fielding calls from media and questions from residents looking for any scrap of information was becoming routine by the end of this past weekend. "I have heard from folks coming in to the store all week," said the shop owner, who asked not to be named. "The reac- tion has ranged from real concern for these two boys, to outrage that this could happen here. "People are definitely tired of seeing the town sign associated in some way with this (incident.)" Please turn to page 2 1223 King S¢., Manchestar » (905) 985-9909 24510, fs1e1 (13 rebate Banas. TE cameras. me " - -»> $10.0; fei {G J rebate ae To -~ 510.0. ac [Fle 001% 1 ra --