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Sex assault victims to be videotaped By David Stover Special to HHTW Halton police will begin videotaping statements by sexual assault victims under some circumstances, under a directive issued June 28 by Chief James Harding. That directive comes in the wake of claims by an_ Oakville woman that a Halton police officer forced her to retract her report that last November 13 she had been attacked and then Meral Keseb robbed by a man wielding a knife ‘Accordi ing to. Chief Harding’ Ss eductichs, “All interviews conducted with a victim of sexual assault, conducted for the purposes of determining the validity of the complaint, will be audio and videotaped in their entirety. The. directive doesn’t mean initial reports of sexual assaults would be video- taped, said Halton police i appointed HMC Managing Director After a recent staff reor- ganization at the Halton Multicultural Council, Willie Campos, president, is pleased to announce the appointment of Meral Kesebi as its Managing Director. . Kesebi will be responsible for the adminis- tration of the council’s pro- grams and services, the effective management of its financial responsibilities and the effective delivery of the advocacy/consulta- tion mandate of the council. She has worked in social planning and research for some time in Halton. She has had extensive experi- ence working with ethno- cultural groups. Kesebi is a graduate of Dalhousie University with degrees in Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts in patcnational Relations - tne | Halton Multicultural ‘Council has been operating since 1979. It is a commu- nity agency promoting intercultural understanding throughout the community by educating the public on subjects such as the cul- tures, traditions and values of different ethnic groups. It also assists immigrants and refugees to settle and integrate in Canada. It has established a free English as a Second Language pro- gram and provides volun- teer translators/interpreters to various community eee agencies, school boards, government organizations, etc Meral Kesebi LOTTERY courtesy of Bonus: 11) Early Bird 13 18 20 32| RESULTS UNOFFICIAL [Call 870-9134 (Lotto 6/49) or 870-9135) 4 1 1 1 i 14" Colour TV soot. ME IN AND SEE ALL SALES and SERVICE M TV. 20" Colour TV Remote control 26" Colour TV Remote control... 29" Colour TV Remote control stereo monitor.......... 598” ‘ 1 Deluxe Remote Control VCR... HI-FI Remote Control VCR fully loaded Stereo System AM-FM Double Cassette & CD... 548° ie YOU BUY. CHECK OUR LOW PRICES...WHY PAY MORE? ~ GUARANTEED SERVICE Phone 877-3405 14 WESLEYAN STREET eves 228 348” OUR IN-STORE SPECIALS WITH ALL SALES t, Georgetown Sgt. Joe Barker. Taping would:take place only if the validity of the initial report had come into question and was being investigated, he said. The case, which led to the new directive, is now being investigated by, the Ontario Police _ Complaints Commission In the case, the alleged victim later.stated in a videotaped confession she had fabricated the incident. But she has since said that, just priorsto her confession, she was forced to recant her story during an interview with one of the investigating officers. No one else was present at that interview and it wasn’t taped. The woman said she approves of the direction the police are taking on video- taping. “I think it’s a very good idea, considering what happened to me,” she said. “What happened (in the interrogation room) only the she added, noting videotaping interviews would avoid sim- ilar problems in the future. But, the woman said, safe- HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY! Love Louise and of course, Mom & Eddie Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, July 17, 1993 — Page 3 BOB IS SERVING UP GREAT SAVINGS guards should be built into the system. “I also think there should be a witness there to make sure there’s no starting and stopping of the tape,” she said, ev: LeFrancois, executive director of the Halton Rape Crisis Centre, also approved of the new directive, saying it will “definitely” help to avoid similar situations. Videotape has come into increasing use by police in recent years. Halton police have videotaped “all accused persons” for some time, said Sgt. Barker. He said police also videotape statements by some victims, including small children. A spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General said the | decision on what statements to videotape remains with local police departments. “There is no provincial stan- dard as to videotaping by police,” said Dianne Bernez. 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