The Diocesan Sexual Abuse Advisory Committee
WORKING TOGETHER FOR A SAFE AND RESPECTFUL
CHURCH ENVIRONMENT
The Diocesan Sexual Abuse Advisory Committee
The purpose of this committee is to ensure that appropriate assistance is made available to victims of sexual abuse committed by clergy, religious, staff or volunteers while ministering in the Archdiocese of St. Boniface. The goal is to enable the healing of those victimized by the abuse.
Victims would include the immediate victim and may also include family members and others close to him or her. The parish and local community may also have been hurt by the crime.
The committee shall be composed in as much as possible of the following persons, with power to add to its membership as the need arises:
- married couple with young children,
- religious sister,
- lay person (s),
- civil lawyer,
- a priest or deacon,
- a professionally qualified counselor experienced with abuse issues.
Diocesan Advisory Committee:
Richard Fréchette, Chair
Amber Wsiaki, Diocesan Coordinator
Sophia Ali
Daniel Bahuaud
Doug Cross, Deacon
Léo DeGagné
Fr. Charles Fillion, Diocesan Vicar General
Gisèle Gratton, Diocesan Financial Administrator
Alain Hogue, Lawyer
Most Rev. Albert LeGatt, Archbishop of Saint Boniface
Fr. Vincent Lusty, Diocesan Vice-Chancellor
Sr. Norma McDonald CSC
Christine McInnis
Fr. Carl Tarnopolski, Diocesan Chancellor
For any allegations of abuse against a cleric, victims or others are encouraged to call:
Sophia Ali
204-594-0300
Email:
reportabuse@archsaintboniface.ca
Safe Church Environment
- Report Abuse
- Safe Church Environment: Protecting Children & the Vulnerable - Introduction
- Diocesan Protocol
- Code of Conduct for Clergy
- Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse
- The Diocesan Sexual Abuse Advisory Committee
- Sexual Harassment MB Human Rights Commission
- Summary - Dealing with Sexual Abuse
- Glossary
- Forms for Staff and Volunteers
- Safe Environment Coordinator
- CCCB Protection of Minors Document (October 2018)
- Vatican Documents
