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j 1 , Durham region.com i THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ March 29,2006 ♦ Page 3 ; Icons saw church youth leader embrace girl lay led to | groping, court told BY JEFF MITCHELL • .Staff Writer l:- • OSHAWA - Several young witnesses witnesses have testified they saw a youth leader embracing a teenaged girl in the doorway of a church office as she struggled to free herself. Some of the Crown witnesses, youngsters youngsters aged 14 and 15, also said they heard-the girl cry out in distress as she tried to disentangle herself from the; arms of 24-year-old David Rofaiel during during an evening gathering at the Ross- land Ridge Bible Chapel building in June 2005. Mr. Rofaiel is charged with sexual assault and sexual interference in connection connection with the incident. A 14-year-old girl, whose identity is protected by a court order, alleges the man groped at her breasts after the two engaged in horseplay at the Ajax church. The girl was the first witness called by prosecutor JulieAnn Barrett at the trial, which began in Oshawa Monday. She testified that in addition to the incident incident in June, she and other teens were embraced and tickled by Mr. Rofaiel during a gathering at the Rossland Road church in May 2005. Under cross examination the child said she didn't read anything sinister into the first encounter with Mr. Rofaiel. "I didn't think anything of it," the girl told defence lawyer Howard Rubel. "I thought he was just playing around. I didn't jump to any conclusions." But the girl testified she was alarmed by the encounter with Mr. Rofaiel in June. She said she and several other youngsters youngsters were tossing balls around in the lobby of the church as a Friday night youth group get-together wound down. She said Mr. Rofaiel started to chase her after she tossed one of the balls at him. The girl told Ontario Court Justice Ronald Richards she ran into, an office and that as she tried to leave the room, Mr. Rofaiel blocked the doorway. She said she turned her back to him and tried to push her way out. When Mr. Rofaiel wrapped his arms around her body the girl knelt down, the judge heard. It was then, the girl said, gets a new name BOWMAN VILLE - Claringtôn' s new sports park has a name. Preliminary approval was granted Monday Monday to name the new facilities at Baseline and Green roads Clarington Fields. Currently, the facility has four ball fields, which are scheduled to open for play this spring, with a grand opening set for June 10. Future phases include a football field and three soccer fields. The site will have a lighted scoreboard which will back onto Hwy. 401. On the back will be the name of the park which will, says a report from Municipal staff, give "it high visibility to passing vehicles." Council will vote on the matter next week. DURHAM COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCATION Continuing Education courses at Durham College have resumed. Thank you for your patience and welcome back. Watch for our Spring Courses flyer coming in your local papers April 9, 2006. 926S!C| 3"ise _ mis «îü .Uü ,c f ,0i "ici I'loighnniO r.t fUi'A-c yjiiiriiji .of; io ' . ' *"7 v '--V s " ~ r i Mtyotuuw »» / i i.u) i/iai ; 1 ' ' 1 For full details visit •: > ; ;ui www.durhamcollege.ca/coned 905.721.3052 or 1.888.627.1191 YOUR TOMORROW STARTS HERE newsdurhamregion.com Just one more way to get your news thanks to your friends at e Canadian Statesman news scene w @ Important Notice to Employers Need summer help? Service Canada 1 800 03b bhbb sei vicecanada.gc.ca Hire a student! The Summer Career Placements initiative provides wage subsidies to help employers hire students for 6 to 16 weeks during the summer. Private, public and not-for-profit employers are invited to submit their application by: Friday, March 31, 2006 This initiative provides students with work experience related to their field of study. Applications will be assessed based on the eligibility criteria, national, regional and local priorities, the quality of the work experience offered, as well as budget availability. To apply or to find out more about this initiative, CALL 1 800 935-5555 (TTY 1 800 926-9105) CLICK servicecanada.ac.ca VISIT Your Service Canada Centre (for locations visit servicecanada.gc.ca) that Mr. Rofaiel pushed up her T-shirt and groped her. Several other youngsters who were present that night testified they saw Mr. Rofaiel with his arms around the girl, but none could say exactly where his hands were. A couple of the children testified the girl cried out for help as the embrace lasted and that she ran out of the building in an agitated state. "You could tell (the girl) wanted help," said one teenaged girl who testified. The witness described the girl as "frantic" after the encounter. "She told us she was sitting down and he was lifting her shirt' and grabbing... her breasts," the girl said in a taped interview with police that was played in court. Mr. Rofaiel was charged by Durham Regional Police several months after the incident at the church. Mr. Rubel said the congregation conducted in internal internal review and determined that nothing inappropriate had occurred. The girl's parents, not satisfied with the finding, went to police, he said. On Monday about three dozen members members of the congregation, some clutching clutching Bibles, crowded into the small courtroom, looking on as the children - one of them the son of a church elder - testified. Testimony is to resume Friday. MEAT SHOPS Hundreds of meal ideas. ne aisle. BREADED CHICKEN BREASTS MADE FROM ALL- WHITE CHICKEH BREAST MEAT! Fillets removed. Heat and serve. 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March 25 4 ► until April 7, À luirai 2006 Regional Business Plans And Budgets FINANCE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC NOTICE H ^àu flj Govoi nmonl Gouvor numvnt ■ of Canada du Canada Canada This is to give notice that the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham intends to review and adopt or amend and adopt the 2006 Regional Business Plans and Property Tax Budgets on April 19, 2006 for Regional Operations, the Police Services Board, Outside Agencies, Provincial Downloaded Services Costs, Solid Waste Management, the Durham Region Transit Commission and related 2006 Regional Property Tax Rates. The review and adoption or amendment and adoption of the 2006 Business Plans and Budgets and related fees and charges will occur at the regularly scheduled Regional Council meeting which commences at 10:00 a.m. in the Regional Council Chambers located at 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario. Comments from the public are welcome in writing or by attending the Council meeting and presenting oral comments. Written comments may be forwarded to the Regional Clerk at the address indicated below. For inclusion in the Council agenda, receipt of written comments by noon on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 is requested. For further information regarding the Regional Council meeting, please contact the Regional Clerk at 905-668-7711 ext. 2100. Further information regarding the 2006 Business Plans and Budgets and related fees and charges is available at no cost upon request by contacting the Budgets, Economic Studies and Risk Management Division of the Region's Finance Department at (905) 668-7711 ext. 2302. P. M. Madill Regional Clerk The Regional Municipality of Durham 605 Rossland Road East Whitby ON L1N 6A3 Telephone (905) 668-7711 ♦ v H 1.1* e* » .v n v 'WHERE YOÜ 6& MÔHÈ ÏHAN GREAT PRICES" ™ AAA AA 799 ILOO* IT. w.„ OMMWA WE VE RENOVATED TO SERVE YOU BETTER FIVE STAR